Did you know that UnLock Math’s Alesia Blackwood was featured in the March 2018 Newsletter for The Canadian Homeschool Minute? In case you missed it, we decided to share our full-length article with our readers this month. As with any editorial writing, we found it hard fit in everything we wanted to share Continue reading
Ted Talk: Math Class Needs a Makeover
I came across this TED Talk this week while looking for different homeschool resources and found it quite interesting. Dan Meyer discusses some of the key issues with many math classes across North America today. This Talk focuses on public school classrooms but it can be applied to many math textbooks on the homeschool market Continue reading
5 Common Math Myths You Should Know About!
This week I came across a couple articles discussing various math myths when it comes to teaching. Each of the myths they discussed is very prevalent in the “math” world and are commonly seen in homeschool communities. As a teacher, I’ve seen these myths first hand in the classroom; students have been told these myths Continue reading
Are You Still Wasting Your Money on Curriculum That Isn’t Working?
Hello everyone! We’re jumping back into the blogging game after a whirlwind summer! What a crazy year it has been! Most of you may know by now that we wrapped up our latest course UnLock Geometry, attended numerous homeschooling conventions across North America which gave us the opportunity to meet both current and new customers Continue reading
Here’s What’s Keeping Us Up At Night!
On January 8th, 2016 we were blessed with a handsome little boy, Zalen Kirby. Now two and a half months later we’re still getting accustomed to the lack of sleep that a newborn brings into your life 🙂 His older brothers and sister, (Gabriel 10, Taiven 8, and Samaya 3) have welcomed him with open Continue reading
