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March 2, 2016

Dyscalculia Mar 2 Freedom hopes to launch students’ interest in math, science The entire student body at Freedom High School participated in a rocket building program, funded by the Patriot Jet Team Foundation. The students designed and built paper rockets. Hundreds of… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Instead of pounding math into kids’ heads, free their minds #dyscalculia This article explains how modern society needs more people with advanced math skills. It also explains how not only are advanced math skills are needed, but advanced skills in other… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Girls Aren’t Good At Math #dyscalculia The author tries to dispel the myth that girls cannot be good at math by using her own personal experiences growing up and her eventual achievements. Then she finished the… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Local math teacher using “flip” instruction to transform class This article talks about unorthodox teaching technique called “Flip Instruction” and its effectiveness. Unlike the current standard teaching techniques where there is repeated in class lesson-home work sequence, this technique… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Stop Helping Your Kids With Their Math Homework #dyscalculia Helping your child with his or her homework could actually be more harmful than helpful if you have any math anxiety! According to a new study, math anxious parents that… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Math Anxiety? A Reporter Knows the Subject All Too Well #dyscalculia The article is about parents who have had math class anxiety during their childhood, and must now teach and practice their children’s mathematical skills. The article compares old orthodox teaching… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Do You Have Math Anxiety? Has it ever happened that you are out and find yourself having to calculate a tip or a sales actual tax? Every day, we are faced with little mathematical tasks.… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Here’s another mouse trap (to help teach math in school) Software developer and former math teacher Ron Ayotte created i4class. The program is a new approach where the student can sign in and do his math on a computer or… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Your Kid’s Math Performance Could Be Tied to His PE Performance #dyscalculia Physical activity leads to better academics in younger children as it speeds up the maturation process of the brain. The study done about this has just began, so they still… Dyscalculia Mar 2 Four-Day School Week May Boost Math Scores #dyscalculia This article is about shortening the school week for children to a four day work week, and how it has shown a high impact on math scores but reading scores…