Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

The famed Princeton University mathematician Andrew Wiles said that in the seven years he devoted solely to solving one proof, only reading to his children could distract him. Gaurav Thakur, a 17-year ...

I've been teaching second and third-graders mathematical problem solving for six years. In that time, I've learned that kids are more apt to enjoy math if they already have a strong foundation. Kids ...

The answer is simple: old math is greater than new math, according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The study, titled Math Instruction that Makes Sense, "demonstrates conclusively that ...