When we think about lessons in joy and empathy, math class might not immediately spring to mind. But perhaps it should. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is often touted as ...

A few weeks ago I (Jo Boaler) was working in my Stanford office when the silence of the room was interrupted by a phone call. A mother called me to report that her 5-year-old daughter had come home ...

Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students to think deeply about problems, persevere ...

We’ve got some back-to-school lessons to share, class, so settle down and pay attention. School is back in session, and in honor of that, the Motley Fool Answers duo of Alison Southwick and former ...

It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, ...