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 ...

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Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Confidence in your ability to learn is the key to success in math class! Some students who experience difficulty or struggle learning in math class give up because they think that they are not capable ...

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 ...

In a new paper, Stanford professor Jo Boaler argues that math teachers should use more visual approaches in their classrooms, including encouraging students to use their fingers to count and represent ...

More class time is pointless if the curriculum isn’t up to par When the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released its international student achievement rankings in December ...

Palo Alto Unified will continue to offer multivariable calculus but not during the regular school day, district administrators stated last week. Courtesy Pixabay/Pexels.com. Palo Alto Unified School ...

Happy female teacher assisting school kids during an e-learning class at elementary school. Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed with inquiries about the impact Generative Artificial Intelligence will have ...

The CBSE has released the Class 10 and 12 board exam date sheet for 2025, with Class 10 exams starting on February 15. Algebra holds 20 marks, covering Polynomials, Linear Equations, Quadratic ...