Is 2/7 larger than 4/11? That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — If a child falls behind in math, it can affect not only their entire academic career, but also their future work career. 75% of the fastest-growing occupations today ...

These are common phrases Brainerd High School math teachers say they hear time and time again from those who may suffer from math anxiety. Characterized by a negative emotional reaction to math that ...

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In the immortal words of Cady Heron, protagonist of cult-classic phenomenon 'Mean Girls,' math is beautiful because “it’ ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...