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Monty Hall

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Samantha from SocialMath

The famous Monty Hall Problem explained with pictures and colors! Continue reading →

Math first in Pre-K?

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Samantha from SocialMath

NPR produced a short segment last week on a study that is happening now which compares standard pre-school learning with pre-school focused on mathematics. They found that the average student spends 58 seconds out of a 5 hour pre-school day on … Continue reading →

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“You are good at math”

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Samantha from SocialMath

So, the Atlantic posted this article about how poor America’s math scores are. And that our scores are going down. And while that’s super important… it’s also just a number. The more interesting question is how to fix that number. … Continue reading →