‘Is it this? Is it that? Why does it even exist? Do we really have to?’ and ‘Ya’ll are doing it wrong!’- the comment section of a Reddit post with a unique math problem looked something like this, ...
A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...
Is Oglethorpe University's Bill Shillito right? What does this math problem mean? You love numbers. So do we. Let's nerd out over numbers together. The shared problem follows a now-common formula with ...
Remember when your sixth-grade math teacher told you to pay more attention in class because you’d need to know this information in adulthood? Here I am, [redacted] years later, and I have no idea what ...
Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...
We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...