Rethink math education in India to foster mathematical thinking, enhancing reasoning and problem-solving skills beyond just ...
When I was in middle school, I had a classmate who would look at trigonometric functions and yell, "I will never need these!" ...
You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...
In 2023-24 at Samish Elementary, only 21% of students were consistently showing grade-level knowledge. The next year, that number jumped to 44%. School officials credit targeted efforts by teachers ...
On paper, it’s one of the simplest math problems in the world: 2+2. If you’re counting something, like screws at the hardware store, it’s pretty straightforward. But the lines blur in other contexts.
Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...
Prediction markets platform Kalshi is trying to dress up gambling as serious economic analysis. And not only is this ...
Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a grueling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal William Lowell Putnam ...
A “technical” redefinition of terms can become a loophole. Lower hillocks and connecting formations—often ecologically ...
"At age 70, I went back to school. My teacher was about 4-foot-7, 70 pounds, with long blond hair. She was 9 years old and ...
A New Jersey mom found herself so confused by her six-year-old daughter’s math homework, she had to ask the teacher for help. The school year is a stressful time for parents. A 2025 Ipsos survey of ...