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The Case for “Across”

The distributive property is a common theme throughout math learning. While it has long held precedence in algebra as the way to multiply expressions, it's now being taught in the early days of...

Factoring Polynomials in Algebra

Factoring polynomials is a hotly-debated topic in algebra. Students and parents (and sometimes teachers) often see little to no point in the activity. To the extent that there is an ongoing...

Jo Boaler’s Advice to Parents

Tonight our school district sponsored a webinar for parents about mathematical mindsets. The main speaker was Jo Boaler, from Stanford University, who is arguably most famous for establishing the...