Joanne Jacobs
Anxious about math? Learn your times tables and it won't seem so scary
Memorizing times tables has returned to Virginia's Standards of Learning, after a six-year exile, writes Todd Truitt. But he fears...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 101 min
It's possible to get into Harvard without basic algebra skills
Harvard has added an introductory math course for students who are weak on basic algebra.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 302 min
El Paso puts all students on the path to 8th-grade algebra
Students need to believe they can be "math people," writes Lance Barasch, who teaches algebra at the School of Science and Engineering...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 292 min
Discovering math: How do you know 75% is more than 50%?
I remember when "the new math" was new. It was supposed to teach kids to understand math, not just go through the motions. I'd just...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 291 min
The solution to apathy is to help students learn
Learning is motivating , writes math teacher Dylan Kane on Five Twelve Thirteen. Many schools are modifying the curriculum to cater to...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 202 min
It's great if kids like math, but can they do math?
K-8 students will "manipulate shapes, animals and algebraic formulas to build foundational understanding of math" on a new math platform...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 92 min
'Mad minutes' don't cause math anxiety -- and kids learn more
New research shows timed math tests don't worsen math anxiety.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 61 min
'Locking in' learning loss: Math grades didn't return to pre-pandemic normal
Grade inflation soared when learning went remote, writes Amber Northern. Lax requirements to turn in work, fewer graded assignments, and...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 252 min
NYC mandates 'Illustrative Math'
New York City high schools are adopting the same algebra curriculum in hopes of closing "stark racial disparities" in math achievement,...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 42 min
Sold a story problem: Start simple, build mastery, says Jump Math founder
Jamal and Maria don't have any apples. Aidan has three Fujis from the supermarket and Olivia has five Honeycrisps from Trader Joe's....
Joanne Jacobs
May 251 min
You may already be a loser!
American kids have too much self-esteem, argues Bill Maher.
Joanne Jacobs
May 232 min
Ethnomath: Will kids learn more math if it's culturally relevant?
In an attempt to make math "more engaging and inclusive," some teachers are teaching what's called ethnomathematics, writes Hechinger's...
Joanne Jacobs
May 232 min
Deep, rich math: Is it chocolate cake every day?
Students should learn "foundational concepts" in math "deeply and conceptually" through engaging, "rich" tasks, write Jo Boaer and Cole...
Joanne Jacobs
May 72 min
'Balderdash'
Brian Conrad, a math professor and director of undergraduate math education at Stanford, is guilty of "academic and professional...
Joanne Jacobs
May 73 min
It's 'MATH-ish' -- but is it math?
Stanford will not investigate a complaint accusing Education Professor Jo Boaler of “reckless disregard for accuracy” by misrepresenting...
Joanne Jacobs
May 61 min
Kids can learn a lot more math -- and have fun -- in kindergarten
Kindergarten math may be too easy, writes Holley Korbey for the Hechinger Report. The focus is on reading. Math expectations are low. In...
Joanne Jacobs
May 61 min
DIY math: Many high school teachers rewrite the curriculum
Many teachers are creating -- or downloading -- their own math materials, according to a recent survey, writes Hechinger's Jill Barshay....
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 122 min
Mathalicious: 'Out with negative numbers, in with positive feelings'
Numbers, multiplication and "right" answers are obsolete, 22nd-century-skills guru Paul Banksley tells Rick Hess. They're "not...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 11 min
Practice works for football -- and math
How do you get to Carnegie Hall -- or a football championship? Practice, right? The same applies to learning math, writes Holly Korbey on...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 12 min
Maybe the cure to math anxiety is to teach kids math
Timed tests cause math anxiety, according to Jo Boaler, a Stanford math education professor who's been charged with "reckless disregard...
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