Arlie Cobb burst into tears one afternoon last spring when her mother asked about her day at school. Then in third grade, she had been ridiculed by classmates during her math lesson. Arlie’s mother, ...

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One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...

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One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, ...