One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...
Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, according to new research from the University of Chicago’s Department of ...
John Mighton, a mathematician and playwright, is the founder of JUMP Math, a charity that provides training and resources to teachers and parents. He is the author of "The End of Ignorance" and was ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — About two dozen second graders sat on the carpet at the front of Jacquelyn Anthony’s classroom, reviewing how to make tens. “Two needs eight!” the students yelled out together. “Six ...
Parents who hate math often fear raising kids who will feel the same. Many parents who loathe math fear raising kids who feel the same. This is becoming a more urgent concern as the fastest-growing ...
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