Over a decade ago, I learned about a pioneering course at Cabrillo College in California. In it, students collected survey data in their neighborhoods on issues such as youth gangs or discrimination ...
We need students to see themselves as mathematicians and to recognize math in the world all around them. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one ...
Toward the end of last school year, I sat on a virtual mathematics panel discussing the resilience of students in the face of COVID-19’s traumatic educational consequences. I began to examine the ...
As a former math teacher, every Teacher Appreciation Week reminds me of the math-themed gifts I received from students — from a personalized calculator to a coffee mug adorned with equations. As I ...
On their first day in second grade, 200 Urbana, Ill. schoolchildren were told to add 19 and 3. None got it; a large and desperate proportion of them answered “112,” apparently thinking “‘ plus 3 is 12 ...
Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Simon Fraser University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Computers have helped mathematical research ...
Hear that change jingling in my pocket? Good. I have two little questions for you. I have a quarter, a dime and a nickel. How much money DO I have? I have three coins. How much money COULD I have? The ...
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