It’s flattering when your kids are little, they think you know everything, until you try to help them with their math homework. “She tells me, ‘Mom, Mom, this is not correct,'” said Virginie ...
We were teetering on the brink of frustration. Anthony sat hunched over our kitchen island, pencil in hand, peering at the figures and word problems spread out before him. I stood near-by, at a loss ...
Math education is rapidly changing. And while there are real headwinds with respect to math achievement, the new ideas and curricula that are emerging have the potential to power real progress for ...
Anyone who thought they'd never actually have to solve for "x" in real life never anticipated helping their fifth grader do math homework. My daughter, a modern ten year old, brings home math problems ...
When she realized she couldn't help out her daughter, Amanda Sarno had to have an "embarrassing" conversation with her teacher.
A frustrated parent has turned to the internet after their 9-year-old son's math homework was marked incorrect—even though, at least to many readers, his answers appear to be right. Posted in the ...