Math has gotten a bad rap. I would go so far as to say that many students love to hate math. No other school subject has the power to elicit as much chagrin from students, parents, and teachers alike.

If you look past numbers and computations and distill math to its essence, it's all about creativity, 17-year-old James Tao says. “When I think of math, when I think of coming up with a proof where ...

Editor’s Note: For many middle school and high school students, math is something to be tolerated, at best, and dreaded, at worst. Many students complain that they don’t see its relevance in their ...

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 84, No. 2, Special Issue: Alternative perspectives on learning mathematics in the early years (October 2013), pp. 183-199 (17 pages) First results of the ...

Here’s a question for you: “What do you think is the most unpopular subject in school?” If you thought the safe answer was math, then you’d be right. According to numerous surveys, mathematics is ...

COMPTON (KABC) -- Let's face it -- Math itself isn't exciting to most students in middle school. But in Compton, one teacher is thinking outside the box, using a coding class to change her students' ...

Shanequa Dasher is a former teacher who is bridging the gap between math and creativity through her company Dasher Creations. She sat down with Jessica Abo to talk about her program “Calculate and ...

I’ll admit it: I was skeptical of how “creative-thinking” strategies in math would go over with my 4th grade enrichment students. I see these students just once a week in pull-out groups, so every ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The math behind video games, skate parks and roller coasters are just some of the topics in a new hands-on exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM). Design Zone was made ...