On AlterNet: math

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "math"

America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That?

James Gustave Speth, Orion Magazine. March 1, 2012.

The data is piling up to confirm that we’re Number One, but in exactly the way we don’t want to be—at the bottom. Where did we go wrong and what can we do about it?

Female Teachers Anxious About Math Make Girls Less Confident in Their Abilities?

Elisabeth Best, Miller-McCune.com. April 7, 2010.

A new study shows that female teachers' math anxiety did not affect the boys' performance -- but it did affect the girls' math achievement.

How Do We Get Students Interested in Science? Inspire Them

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. August 6, 2008.

We need to start motivating students (and motivating women) to pursue science careers. Here's how we do it.

How To Prevent An Illiterate Workforce

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. February 16, 2007.

Today the US denies education to illegal immigrants, and in 20 years more workers will be illiterate.

The New 'New Math'

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. November 28, 2006.

Craig Damrauer gives mathematical expression to unspoken nuances of contemporary life in America.