What's Math Got to Do with It? How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject

Name: What's Math Got to Do with It? How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject
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ISBN: 9780143115717

ISBN-10: 0143115715

ISBN-13: 9780143115717

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Authors: Jo Boaler

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A recent assessment of mathematics performance around the world ranked the United States twenty-eighth out of forty countries in the study. When the level of spending was taken into account, we sank to the very bottom of the list. We are falling rapidly behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to math education—and the consequences are dire. In this straightforward and inspiring book, Jo Boaler, a professor of mathematics education at Stanford for nine years, outlines concrete solutions that can change things for the better, including classroom approaches, essential strategies for students, and advice for parents. This is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Jo Boaler is associate professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, where she researches the impact of different teaching approaches on learning, identity, and equity. She is a former president of the International Association of Women and Mathematics. Her Ph.D. and first book - Experiencing School Mathematics (2002)-won national awards in England. She lives with her husband and daughter in California.