Math isn’t often thought of as a tool for social justice. But mathematical thinking can help us understand what’s going on in society too, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. For example, abstract math ...

Math often feels disconnected from the real lives of students. They learn the steps, solve equations and check their work, ...

A modern Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandma’s house can meander through the woods, or drive down the interstate, or even climb a mountain to come around the back way. All those routes will get her ...

Source: Slide 15 of a PowerPoint presentation, accompanying a June 2016 OECD report, “Equations and Inequalities.” Click here for a larger version. Abstract, pure math — solving disembodied equations ...

eSchool News is counting down the 10 most-read stories of 2025. Story #4 focuses on making math instruction more relevant to students. The real question students are asking is, “When am I ever going ...

Attention parents: Whether you whizzed through calculus or struggled with long division in your school days, helping your children with their math homework now might prove to be a little tougher than ...

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Staring at a page of derivatives or integrals can feel like trying to read a foreign language. Your professor moves fast, the ...