Posts about Building Blocks of Learning

Despite the global illiteracy problem, American standards for literacy continue to decline. Find out how and why these literacy standards are being lowered.

When a child misses a piece of information during school, it creates a missing brick. What is a missing brick, and how does it affect a child's learning?

Why choose Math Genie when there are so many competitors to choose from? We teach & help our students embrace the genius within them through mental math.

Our students are able to utilize their skills outside of the classroom. At Math Genie, students practice & get better at mental math, sports, & music, too.

Help prevent teacher burnout as a parent by eliminating noise in your child's workspace, praising the teacher, and treating your teachers as partners.

You should never go ahead of the lesson plan. It is going to harm your child. You may teach them incorrectly and this will delay them. Stop going ahead!

A reflection essay by Math Genie teacher. She wishes she had the abacus as a kid. She counts down the days till she can enroll her child in the program.

Reading & writing gives us an inner power to grow from within &expand our mind. MG teacher says that with MG he would have loved books from an earlier age.

For children, homework is a daily battle. You can help your child stay on top of their homework by planning with them and finding ways to motivate them.

Reading comprehension is a crucial skill. It increases the enjoyment & effectiveness of reading & helps not only academically, personally, and professionally