Math is hard — even for teachers. What if they conquered their math anxiety?
Helping teachers of young kids gain confidence in math could be one key to unlocking America’s post-pandemic math recovery.
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Helping teachers of young kids gain confidence in math could be one key to unlocking America’s post-pandemic math recovery.
By Collin Binkley | The Associated Press - George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, started a summer math boot camp to address the alarming numbers of students arriving with gaps in their math skills due to the pandemic, and the camp helped participants increase placement test scores by 59% on average.
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Across the country, schools are scrambling to catch up students in math as post-pandemic test scores reveal the depth of missing skills. On average, students’ math knowledge is about half a school year behind where it should be, according to education analysts.
On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to multiplication questions before sprinting back to high-five their teammate. These students are part of a summer program run…