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Teaching number sense: 3 + 4 is not 34
Children need to learn basic math facts at an early age to develop number sense.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 242 min read
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In search of the 'science of math'
Is learning math really like learning to ride a bicycle?
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 243 min read
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Do your math: You'll earn more as an adult
Math skills predict adult earnings more strongly than reading skills, health or other factors.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 92 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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What about math? Schools focus on reading, not so much on math
Many schools are training teachers, hiring tutors and changing curricula to improve reading instruction, writes Holly Korey on The 74....
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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If a Canadian walks 2 miles and 3.2 kilometers, how far is that in farsakhs?
Math is not "neutral," argueTori Trajanovski and Cristina De Simone on The Conversation. "Biases in math exist that are grounded in...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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