ED Surge
MARCH 4, 2024
When Pierrce Holmes entered ninth grade, his school put him in 9C, a lower-level algebra class. Before then, Holmes had always earned good grades in math — mostly As — and when he found out his friends were in honors math, he felt he belonged there too. When America’s math performance is lagging , it could have big consequences.
ED Surge
APRIL 21, 2023
Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. It takes content knowledge to evaluate and select effective curriculum materials.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? There you can get advice and solve various mathematical problems in college.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. Some educators place a share of the blame on calculus courses, which can push out otherwise interested students.
ED Surge
MARCH 27, 2024
During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. The ninth-graders in my classes and the preservice teachers I teach have one thing in common: math has not always come easy for them, and for many in both groups, learning math can be overwhelming.
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 5, 2022
This is even so with subjects that are notoriously known for being dry and boring such as math. In this post, I share with you a wide variety of resources where you can search for and find fun math games to use with your students in and out of class. Cool Math games are student friendly and can be used in school and at home.
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DECEMBER 10, 2021
The difficulties with engaging children in math learning grows each year. I have several articles coming up next week that discuss that issue (links won’t work until publication date): What is ‘Technical Math’ –December 10, 2021 (this article). Math Scores Drop Again –December 17, 2021.
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