Quanta Magazine

The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived

Those changes will be contested, in math as in other academic disciplines wrestling with AI’s impact. As AI models become a ...
Forbes

Are ‘Math Wars’ Really The Same As ‘Reading Wars’?

Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and some issues are similar. But unlike math, reading—in its full sense—draws on everything a person has been able to learn.
Forbes

It’s Time To Change The Math Calculus: How The U.S. Can Finally Get Math Education Right

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...
Education Week

I Thought I Knew When Students Were Engaged in Math Class. I Was Wrong

“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, ...
Education Week

Math Trauma Is Real. Here’s How You Can Prevent It

Toward the end of last school year, I sat on a virtual mathematics panel discussing the resilience of students in the face of COVID-19’s traumatic educational consequences. I began to examine the ...
The Conversation

Students perceive themselves as a ‘math person’ or a ‘reading person’ early on – and this can impact the choices they make throughout their lives

Psychologists aren’t sure which factors drive students to form specific academic identities, but these identities can affect career choices. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via GettyImages As kids progress ...