The poor scores given to US math students who took international skills tests might result from poor teaching rather than uninterested students. After elementary school, most of the math classes I ...
Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...
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Why practical math problems often fail students

A simple math problem sparked heated debate on Chinese education forums two years ago.
It's time for us to take an objective look at our math programs in secondary schools. We have injected a new level of psychology and motivation, packaged it together with the number line, set theory, ...
For too many years, K-12 education has been largely oblivious to the gaping mismatch between mathematics curricula and the needs and reality of the working world. It is increasingly apparent that the ...