On a recent morning in South Seattle, Kristin Alfonzo challenged her preschoolers to make the number 7 using beads strung across two rows of pipe cleaners. One 5-year-old boy slid four beads across ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the intersection of learning, research, and technology. It’s often said that the best teachers don’t teach their ...

The building blocks of mathematical understanding start to form very early in life, as do the fundamentals of reading, but experts say that informal “math through play” approaches alone don’t add up ...

As children grow, their cognitive skills develop, and with that, their capacity to comprehend and apply mathematical concepts evolves. In this article, we’ll guide you through the key math skills kids ...

When it comes to teaching math, a debate has persisted for decades: How, and to what degree, should algorithms be a focus of learning math? The step-by-step procedures are among the most debated ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs. By Siobhan Roberts “Math is power” is the tag line of a new documentary, “Counted Out,” currently making ...

CBSE Class 10 boards: With Math exam scheduled for March 10, 2025, and a 10-day gap after Hindi, you have a great opportunity to strengthen your preparation. Mathematics is a subject where concept ...