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 ...
This post is by Kyna Airriess, a 9th grade student at Gary and Jerri Ann Jacobs High Tech High. In third grade I decided I didn’t like math. I wasn’t good at it, and I simply wasn’t going to pay it ...
OPB has been following a group of students in the Class of 2025, after the state of Oregon set a goal that every student starting with that class, should successfully complete high school. The group ...
As a mathematics educator for the last seven years, I can attest that most folks believe they either are or are not “math people.” And that idea of innate math ability is very harmful to both those ...