Even if you believe it please don’t say it as a parent, “I’m not good at math” or “I don’t like math”. Why? Psychologists, teachers and researches agree on the negative impact of those statements on your elementary school child. The child’s dislike of math at that young age is limiting their future career, earnings […]
Bright future but can we see it? I’m an engineer by trade but sadly I didn’t know today’s stats. The U.S. has always led in the fields of science and technology and I think we always will but the new numbers are alarming. I grew up in an age just after the Apollo missions and […]
The ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) 2014 Conference is now behind us and what a great experience for GPA. 16,000 plus teachers, administrators and industry leaders attended the conference in Atlanta, GA. The GPA team had a small booth that achieved great impact as our team of teachers, executives, parents and kids manned […]
We love this story about a group of Cincinnati high school math students who helped their local fire department ensure they had the right amount of water and resources when fighting fires in the city. The students applied their math knowledge and skills to solve a real world problem. And they also hit each of […]