Posts Tagged ‘math culture’
May 15th, 2009
by Byron in Middle School and Beyond, Parenting
To Be in Honors, or Not to Be in Honors
Our youngest daughter recently came home facing the decision of whether for the next school year she should go into ‘honors’ math class or the regular math class. We haven’t really faced this before, as the right decision for each of our two older children was straightforward, although different for each. I have seen the angst it has has caused in other families. The stress was particularly acute in those cases where placement was decided by a single test result.
October 17th, 2008
by Sarah in Learning Research, Math Anxiety, Math Learning, Parent Tips
One Reason US Students Are Falling Behind in Math
We've had a lively discussion in our office this week about the recent New York Times article on issues in US math education in general, and in encouraging girls to be successful in math in particular...
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