All posts by Casey Aubin

BS Communicative Disorders & BA Spanish from the University of Rhode Island. Master’s in International Education from the Universidad de Alcalá– Instituto Franklin. She has worked as a teacher in three different countries and is now a Translator on the Content Creation Team at Smartick and helps to adapt content for blog posts. As a native Rhode Islander she loves any activity on the water and when she’s not working you can find her traveling, kickboxing, or trying out a new recipe.

Oct12

Smartick Improves Student Performance with Smartick Coding

At Smartick we are aware of the skills and abilities that children need for the future in an increasingly technological job market. One of them is programming: a language that develops critical thinking, enhances creativity, and contributes to problem-solving skills. Therefore, to further reinforce our method of mathematics we have developed Smartick Coding, integrating programming […]

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Sep27

The Importance of Playing in Childhood

“Throughout the world children play, and this activity is such an important part of their lives that one is inclined to see it as the raison d’être of childhood. And indeed, play is vital; it conditions the harmonious physical, intellectual and affective development of a child. A child who does not play is a sick […]

Sep21

I’m Bored: The Art of Knowing How to Get Bored

“Prevent children from being bored” is the dogma which shapes the busy schedule of our little ones: school, extracurricular activities, dozens of toys, tablets, television, cell phones… all trying to eliminate the dreaded phrase: “Dad, mom I’m bored.” The art of knowing how to get bored provides them with psychological growth at a mature level. […]

Sep13

How to Cultivate a Sense of Responsibility in Children

Who wouldn’t want to give their child something unique, non-transferable and invaluable? Begin by cultivating the responsibility that will help your child become a competent and independent person with ambitious goals in their life: Teach your child what responsibility means and the various types that exist: With themselves. They are the protagonist in their own life and […]

Sep07

How to Help Your Gifted and Talented Child

I was moved by the beauty and truth hidden in the words that psychologist Carl Jung used to describe “Giftedness”: ”Great gifts are the fairest, and often the most dangerous, fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang on the weakest branches, which easily break.” The concept of “Gifted and Talented” refers to intellectually gifted children, but it […]

Aug30

The Pygmalion Effect: The Importance of Expectations When Teaching

If we understood the enormous effect that our most basic expectations have on children’s lives, perhaps we would choose to be language gardeners to know how to take care of our words. In 1965, Rosenthal and Jacobson coined the term Pygmalion Effect, after a research project they carried out in a California school that aimed […]

Aug23

Cell Phone Addicted Parents: Do We Practice What We Preach?

In barely 10 years, phones have gone from being a simple form of communication to becoming an indispensable necessity for people’s lives. The internet, social media…experts call it “the era of over-connection.” So, how are we going to demand that our little ones leave the technology bubble if we are not even able to manage […]

May25

Boost Your Child’s Learning Habits

You have probably read many articles with titles like this, aimed at high schoolers, college students, and young adults. There are a lot of tools available to help these groups of people but these tools would not be needed if learning habits and skills were taught to young children. By the time a child is […]

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Sep09

MetroFM: Smartick Is Revolutionising the Way the World Learns Maths

MetroFM is one of the largest national radio stations in the country, boasting more than 4 million listeners per day. Their programmes combine entertainment, lifestyle, and current events. DJ Fresh – one of the most recognisable voices on the South African airwaves – hosted a live interview on his MetroFM show, Fresh Breakfast, with one of the […]

Sep05

Expresso. Smartick: A Way to Improve Children’s Mathematical Ability

Javier Arroyo, co-founder of Smartick spoke on Expresso, a national breakfast show in South Africa, about the recent concern over the standard of mathematics in South African schools and the importance that parents attach to getting involved in their children’s progress. Presenter Leigh-Anne Williams asked why an online method for learning maths, created in Spain, and […]

Sep02

SAfm: The Method That’s Revolutionising the Way the World Learns Maths

SAfm is a national radio station that has more than 175,000 daily listeners and 100,000 followers on social networks. Naledi Moleo’s show focuses on addressing issues that are of interest to South African youth, which led to them achieving the MTN Radio Award for best PBS Weekend Show in 2013. One of the co-founders of […]

Aug31

PowerFM South Africa: Smartick Teaches Children to Love Maths

The co-founder of Smartick, Javier Arroyo, was a guest on PowerTalk, a radio show on the station PowerFM, presented by Iman Rapetti, to explain the key factors that make Smartick a unique method for learning maths. Arroyo explained that the method is based around daily 15 minute sessions that enhance the mathematical ability of children, […]