top of page


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 1, 20241 min read
7 comments


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...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 1, 20242 min read
4 comments


Practice makes better
How do get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! It's the same for math, writes Holly Korbey on Edutopia. “They are considered dirty words, but...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20231 min read
3 comments


'Fast learners' started out ahead
There are no fast learners, according to new research, writes Hechinger's Jill Barshay. Learning rates are remarkably similar --...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20232 min read
7 comments
bottom of page