On October 1st, the announcement rings out: “It’s time to master those multiplication facts, everyone!” The goal? Memorize them all by Thanksgiving and never forget. But reality teaches us otherwise.

If you have school-age kids, you may have heard of the “summer slide,” a phenomenon in which students lose some of the learning they achieved in the previous school year over the summer break. The ...

When your children return to school in the fall, their teachers will spend several weeks helping them get back the skills that they lost during the summer. The worst losses occur in the retention of ...

READERS: Believe it or not, children actually like to do some schoolwork during their summer vacation. While it is absolutely essential for children from K-6 to do some work with mathematics, as we ...

It’s a common scenario in many households: A child’s struggle with their math homework quickly becomes a frustration for their parents, too. A child wrestles with a problem. His mom, trying to help, ...

The City of Gainesville hosts a variety of summer camps for children in elementary school and beyond. Financial assistance is available for families who qualify and may not be able to afford the ...