student achievement
Helpful Steps To Reverse Math Declines For Students With Disabilities
Now that we're closing in on the end of the school year, we've been reflecting on what we've seen in classrooms across the country and where, as educators, we ought to put our collective focus going...
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‘Useless' Math: From y=mx+b to Silicon Valley Dreams
A chorus often emerges on Facebook from the disgruntled masses of math students. This lament echoes through the hallways of high schools and on Beyoncé’s internet: "Another day has passed, and yet...
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You Learned Math Incorrectly; Do You Want Your Children To Do The Same?
Many parents want to teach their kids math the same way they learned math; the problem is that the way they learned math didn’t prepare them for the technical future they found themselves in as...
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More ‘Real Math,’ More Class Choices, Students Say. We Agree.
An essential voice in the debate over how math should be taught is getting louder. The students themselves are increasingly being invited to participate in shaping the future of mathematics...
Math
The Calculus Of Change: Math As A Gateway To Success, Not Gatekeeper
After wrapping up 2024's Black History Month, I’ll present to a group of kindergarten students from New Jersey. As I consider what I want to get across to these young African American babies, my...
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Erased from the Equation: Black Mathematicians in the South
In the annals of mathematical history, there lies a largely untold narrative: the contributions of Black mathematicians in the southern United States. History matters in math, and this editorial...