Math education can be difficult—for students and teachers. Those difficulties are often magnified when students have learning disabilities such as dyscalculia that can make it difficult to learn math ...
In “ Math Trauma Is Real. Here’s How You Can Prevent It ,” Vaughn argued that these humiliations make for more than just the ...
Outdoor activities provide ample opportunities for math learning without any cost. Go on a nature walk where you ask your ...
When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach ...
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How to Raise a Kid Who Loves Math

As national math scores continue to drop, many parents are left wondering how to ignite a spark for math in their kids.
It’s something that educators hear from students in classes, children express to caregivers as they start homework and even adults say to each other when it’s time to calculate the tip for lunch.
Infinity Squared Mathematics, a non-profit founded by high school seniors, promotes problem-solving skills and bridges the ...
Using visual and meaningful context aligned to how the brain learns can make math more understandable and engaging for all ...
In the latest version of the Nation’s Report Card, students’ math scores fell an average of five points for fourth graders and eight points for eighth graders nationwide. This historic drop in scores ...
When most people picture math lessons, they imagine pencils, paper and desks, not sugar-water rewards and tiny mazes. But one group of cognitive scientists isn’t teaching arithmetic or calculus to ...
About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...
California has new guidelines for teaching math in public schools. The guidelines propose things like delaying algebra until the 9th grade. And offering classes like data science instead of advancing ...