My colleague Catie O'Toole has a story in today's Post-Standard about Everyday Math -- a new way schools are teaching kids mathematics. Actually, it's not quite new. It's been around for 25 years, but ...
THE ISSUE: Whether new methods of teaching math provide sufficient education. Congratulations to The Post for running Michelle Malkin’s “Fuzzy Math Isn’t Cuddly” (PostOpinion, Nov. 28). It is a ...
I have a child going into the first grade in Anchorage and I am worried about what is going to happen when he tangles with the school district's chosen math curriculum, Everyday Mathematics. I'm ...
A controversial curriculum that many Palo Alto parents say won’t teach their children math fundamentals beat out its competitors and is headed to the Palo Alto Unified school board next month for ...
What is the price of a large coffee? Am I going to have enough money? This is a typical math problem that many face every day. However, most don’t calculate it with pen and paper. Situational problems ...
To address every distortion and falsehood about Everyday Mathematics in Michelle Malkin’s “Fuzzy math: A nationwide epidemic” would require a response longer than the article itself. Rather than ...
Math? Can I use it? Source: Roman Mager/Unsplash Parents and teachers have heard this question in many forums, “Will I use this math in “real” life?” This is a question that math teachers and parents ...
Reinforcing basic math concepts in everyday situations will help your child begin to see that math is indeed everywhere. The next time you and your child are taking a walk, you can find ways to ...
A controversial elementary curriculum that many Palo Alto parents say won’t teach their children math fundamentals beat out its competitors and is headed to the school board next month for final ...