This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Deidre Kelly. It has been edited for length and clarity. This is my 14th year teaching sixth-grade math, and I enjoy it just as much as I did when ...

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GRASS LAKE, MI - Not everyone loves math as much as Lesley Choate does, but she thinks any student can learn to be comfortable with numbers in her classroom. Choate, 37, first fell in love with the ...

Turning math learning into a social and engaging activity helps build confidence in students and also drives academic ...

Teachers draw maps to visualize directions described in a picture book. Spatial awareness is a key early math concept. Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Bates professors know that many first-year students can feel vulnerable, lost, and isolated. Those feelings, while normal, can deny students what they came to college for: the collective joy of ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

WCPS Teacher of the Year Robin Papa teaches at her alma mater, Clear Spring High. She talks about her love for teaching, math ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

JACKSON, MI - Terry and Ruth Ellen Howdyshell are partners in life and education. The Howdyshells both teach high school math at Jackson Christian School. Terry Howdyshell, 70, handles upper-level ...