Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an effective way to teach counting might be by … not counting. That’s the ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

More than half of elementary school teachers don't think young people should go into the field, according to a national survey. Their reasoning varies. Some worry about meager paychecks. Others are ...

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