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Our lackluster education system is to blame for an entire generation of talented Americans who think they suck at math. Now, a new study proves that people who are good at reading are also quite ...

ATLANTA - There’s a social media trend out there called "Girl Math." As most trends it started likely as fun; it went viral, and now there’s concern it’s telling young women that it’s cool to manage ...

Getting early-childhood educators more comfortable with teaching math was the focus of a summer workshop held by the Erikson Institute in Chicago, Ill. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

For anyone who has ever fled in the face of calculating the tip, it’s no surprise that math can be stressful. But what may come as a surprise is that math-caused anxiety isn’t always something we’re ...

This post is by Donna Le Fever, who teaches sixth grade math and science at High Tech Middle Media Arts in San Diego. I took a course on reading and writing across the curriculum, and the teacher ...

Getting something wrong is never a good feeling. And for people with math anxiety, one wrong answer could spiral into a lifetime of avoided opportunities and limited choices. “It is the vicious cycle ...

If you are not a math fan and you are wondering what might be your dream job, take a look at our list of the 15 best careers if you are bad at math, and maybe you will find the answer. How many times ...

Described as the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, dyscalculia is a little-known disorder that makes it extremely difficult to learn math. While dyslexics struggle with reading and interpreting ...