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Black History Should Be a Requirement in Math Curriculums

In the words of Clark Atlanta University professor Chike Akua, Black children are “victims of cultural identity theft. Someone has stolen their identity of excellence, intelligence and achievement...

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How To Set Your Brain on Fire (In a Good Way)

You may laugh, but I’m not afraid to admit I’ve been stumped by my third grader’s math homework. (Perhaps parents whose kids did Common Core can relate). This was almost a year ago, so forgive me for...

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Are Instructors Teaching Math Or Reinforcing Schooling?

I have two questions for my math teacher friends: Do you require your students to memorize formulas and algorithms for tests/quizzes or do you provide them with a formula sheet? And for those who...

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How and Why Teachers Should Weave History Into Math Lessons

For some, the word math might conjure up a sheet of problems or set of rules to follow. But math isn’t just about introducing students to a set of isolated skills and algorithms but an integral and...

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Make Math Playful and Your Students Will Succeed

“Eighteen, 19, 20!” I shouted as I raced my older brother to the top of the stairs. “First!” I took great pride in pushing past and beating him to the last step, even if he had moved over to let me...

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Don't Create Math Trauma by Shaming Students' Curiosity

If you ask the average person how math was taught to them as a child, they’ll more than likely tell you that their teacher taught them how to solve problems step-by-step, but never took the time to...

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