Mathematics is created by humans, math teachers are humans and math students are humans. Yet many contemporary math classrooms erase humans from the equation. “Often mathematics is talked about as if ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — If you think string theory is a toy for cats, welcome to the world of the innumerate: that is, people who are ignorant of complex mathematics. But even the math-challenged can enjoy ...

There is no shortage of popular books and lectures on math—but they can only teach us so much. Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of ...

“We can all be math people,” according to this encouraging debut. Sharma—founder of Zearn, a nonprofit organization that creates educational software—argues that contemporary math instruction places ...

“Help me and let me help you.” Or in Ghana’s Twi language: “Boa me na me mmoa wo.” The aphorism signifies cooperation and interdependence. And like many Twi expressions, it can be communicated with a ...

Reading the headlines of outrage after international school math tests showed that Britain is lagging far behind Asian countries, one might conclude that British children are bad at math, but is this ...

I’m not going to name names or call anyone out (you know who you are), but if I hear one more educator mindlessly say, “I hate math,” I think I’m going to explode. I’m not just talking about saying “I ...

I'm not going to name names or call anyone out (you know who you are), but if I hear one more educator mindlessly say, "I hate math," I think I'm going to explode. I'm not just talking about saying "I ...