The Herald-Dispatch – Editorial
“Math is one of those subjects that has been a problem for educators for generations. Various teaching methods have been tried, but performance always lags behind that in other subjects. It doesn’t help that American culture tends to approve of being bad at math. As Barbie said a few years ago, “Math is hard. Let’s go shopping.” Children may have difficulty understanding why they should learn long division when the calculator on their phones can do the same job faster.” (more)