It seems every time I turn on my computer I see another article blasting the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Mocking math homework has become self-righteous entertainment. Yes, there are some ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

I am a bit troubled by this new column from state Superintendent Richard Woods in which he decries “funny math methods.” I have never understood the assumption that somehow, if parents in Georgia ...

With the right lesson plan, teachers can turn struggling students into budding mathematicians. The secret is carefully guiding their adventure in numbers I still vividly remember the day, 14 years ago ...

Here's the thing about math that nobody tells you: it's less about memorizing formulas and more about knowing which tools to reach for. By fourteen, students should have a problem-solving toolkit that ...

There are all sorts of apps available in the market these days, and some of them are immensely useful. Like the apps we’ll talk about in these articles. These apps allow you to solve math problems by ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

Key Takeaways ・UCSD has seen a dramatic increase in freshmen needing remedial math, rising from 1 in 100 to 1 in 8, attributed to pandemic disruptions, poor teaching methods, and a focus on DEI over ...

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