Keating Quigley

Educational Consultants

Category: Critical Thinking

  • High School 101: Essential Tips for Your Rising 9th Grader

    As the new school year approaches, your rising 9th grader is likely feeling a healthy mix of excitement and apprehension about high school. As a parent, you may also have mixed emotions, remembering your own freshman year while thinking about the academic and social challenges ahead. While these concerns are valid, it’s important to know…

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  • What Kids Worry About When Going Back to School

    As summer winds down and the school year approaches, many middle and high school students experience a mix of excitement and anxiety. While the return to school brings opportunities for learning and socializing, it also comes with a range of worries that can affect students’ well-being. Understanding these concerns can help parents support their children…

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  • Reflections On The School Admissions Process

    Independent school admissions decisions are out and deposits are in, and the verdict… accepted, waitlisted or denied. For some, the outcome was just what they wanted, a spot at the school of their dreams. For others the decision was disappointing because they are on  a waitlist , or worse yet, denied. So what does this…

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  • Ditch the flashcards: play these fun games instead!

    There’s only one word to describe Alissa’s math workshop last week: ENLIGHTENING! It certainly provided us with a lens into today’s math teaching and methodology. The content was illuminating and the Q&A session covered thought-provoking topics.  As promised, Alissa is sharing some of her top number fluency games to keep the math conversation going at…

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  • Raising Fluent Mathematicians

    In my last post, I introduced the notion of developing number fluency for our young mathematicians in order to help them be flexible, accurate, and efficient in their numerical problem solving. But what does it actually mean to be fluent in mathematics? And how do we support the growth of a fluent mathematician? Let’s take…

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  • Spring Break Reads: A Little Something for Everyone!

    We thought Anne ROCKED it at her recent Is All Reading Good Reading? workshop. There was so much insightful content, the advice came thick and fast, and the questions asked were thoughtful and thought-provoking. We just love digging in deep with our KQ community of parents! With so many people heading off for some well-deserved…

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  • “My teacher doesn’t explain it that way!” Sound Familiar?

    For years, families across the US have been hearing cries like this from their children as they try to support math schooling at home. This has only been amplified since COVID-19 became our new reality. One day our students were in school learning from trained math teachers, and the next day it was suddenly our…

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