COLUMBIA, S.C. — If your child's math homework has you scratching your head confused, you're not alone. Parents who grew up in the '80s, and '90s learned basic formulas, such as long division to solve ...

Back to School Without the Math Meltdowns Back to school in our house always meant one thing, controlled chaos.

Over the three years Jordan Ellenberg was writing his book, he repeatedly encountered the same reaction to its subject. “I’d be at a party, and I’d tell someone what my book was about, and then I’d be ...

We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

Editor’s note: Following is a question-and-answer feature to highlight educators in the Philomath School District. This installment features Jodi Moade, math teacher at Philomath High School.

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...

Mathematics has long been seen as a subject of formulas, equations, and abstract concepts that exist only on the pages of textbooks. For many students, this abstraction creates a disconnect ...

Mathematics permeates all aspects of everyday life, from genetic code to GPS satellites. However, traditional math education often fails to instill a love for mathematics and habits of mathematical ...

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