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The great divide: Set up 'productive struggle' or teach math step by step?
There's no consensus on the "science of math." Special educators say generalists are pushing ideas that don't work for struggling students.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 263 min read
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It takes a teacher: Many students won't 'discover' science on their own
You'd think that science educators would "follow the science" about what works for students, writes Holly Korbey on The Bell Ringer. But...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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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 23, 20242 min read
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How to teach math well: There are wrong answers
Engineering, computer science, accounting, finance and medicine will not be options for people who couldn't find the lowest common...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Math wars: What does the 'science of math' say about what works?
Jayden can't read a simple story problem. Mia can't subtract, if she knew that she should be subtracting. Peyton could no more find a...

Joanne Jacobs
May 9, 20232 min read
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