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Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking?

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When Pierrce Holmes entered ninth grade, his school put him in 9C, a lower-level algebra class. He was switched over to the more advanced class, which taught algebra II and geometry. Based on her research, the factors that are used to determine how to group students differ depending both on the state and the type of school.

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We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

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During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. Math is hard.

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The Top 7 Elements of a Highly Effective Math Class

Accelerate Learning

Of course, this principle gets more complex as students age, and math instruction in elementary school looks different than in high school.

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I Used to Struggle With Where to Send My Kids to School. Now I Struggle With Sending Them at All.

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When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we often had conversations about where we would send our kids to school. These conversations were almost always rooted in fear, with the ever-present threat of gun violence in schools weighing heavy in the back of my mind. Am I Not Good at School, or Is School Not Good for Me?

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Math Instruction Isn’t Working. Could Better Teacher Training Help?

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That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.”

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The Top 7 Elements of a Highly Effective Math Class

Accelerate Learning

Of course, this principle gets more complex as students age, and math instruction in elementary school looks different than in high school.

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Fun Math Games to Help Students Practice Math Concepts and Skills

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Cool Math games are student friendly and can be used in school and at home. Math Playground games cover different topics including fraction games, division games, multiplication games, ratio games, pre-algebra games, geometry games, and more. Room Recess also offers free math worksheets ideal for elementary students.

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