The article gives information about a school that is reaching out to parents mathematically. The school is instructing parents on how to help their children with their math homework. Since the parents are having a hard time helping their kids, the school has decided to help the parents understand math as well so that they can […]
In Utah on friday a bill named SB 196 was unamiously passed requiring all high school students who plan to attend college to pass a math placement test. However students can bypass this placement test by recevieing a C grade or higher in a concurrent college math course while still in high school. Even allowing […]
Sixteen eighth grade girls from around Grand Forks school district were hand selected by their teachers to participate in a new program, Girls Tech Club. All had high aptitudes in science technology, engineering, and math related subjects. The purpose of the program is to provide these girls with experiences, prior to high school, in fields […]
It is no secret that many children abhor mathematics. Often, they can’t see the use of it and how it applies to their daily lives. This is because math is usually memorized and not fully understood. In reality, math is a language and to understand its applications we must first interact naturally with the language […]
The fact is many students are arriving at universities across the country fully unprepared for university-level mathematics. Liberty University has attempted to address this issue through a new state-of-the-art facility called the Math Emporium. Rather than assigning students semester-long remedial lectures, Liberty assigns them a combination of lectures and “lab time,” which must be completed […]
Traditionally, teachers have only taught the traditional algorithms to solve math problems in the classroom. Any deviation from this one way was often times considered to be wrong or less than ideal. However a program in Idaho, by bringing regional mathematics specialists into the classroom, seeks to alternative ways of teaching math. In an effort […]
Students in Yuba City are learning math differently than how their parents learned it. Now in its first full year of implementation the Common Core curriculum is proving a change for how children learn, and how parents help. School district organizers started hosting a Parents Night to help some parents that are finding it difficult […]
Tara Holm discusses her experience and perspective, as a mathematician, on why students in the US are falling behind in math classes. Holm believes that math becomes nonsensical when taken out of real-world context, and discusses proposed alternatives to the traditional rote memorization of mathematical formulas. She suggests discussing logic puzzles over family dinner, or […]
A new way of teaching math has helped Arizona high school students to graduate. Instead of using traditional methods with abstract concepts like X and Y, students are taught using real world contexts that are applicable to their future goals. Now, instead of being a difficult and sometimes boring subject, math has become an accessible […]
You’re not alone in working through this nagging thought. When should you be concerned about a learning disability? Education experts explain common symptoms and appropriate interventions for three common disorders: dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia. Read the full article for more information on each of the disorders: Do You Worry Your Child Might Have A Learning […]
