Open up a classic mathematics textbook written by a Welshman, Robert Recorde, and flip past the preface and the table of contents. There, you'll see the bold statement that math is "contemptible and ...
When you walk into a math classroom in Charleston County School District, you can feel the difference. Students aren’t just memorizing steps–they’re reasoning through problems, explaining their ...
In mathematics education, we have long relied on a familiar sequence: introduce vocabulary, demonstrate procedures, and assign practice. For some students, this works well enough. But for many ...
Math achievement has been stagnating for over a decade. What could turn that around? As the ā€œscience of readingā€ makes big strides, one can’t help but ask if there’s an analogous ā€œscience of math.ā€ ...
Across the front, it declares in italic script, ā€œI’m too pretty to do mathā€. While some may see it as a joke, it is sparking ...
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress just painted a dismal picture of math performance in America’s schools, continuing to show more than a decade of stagnation.