Edutopia – Braxton Hall
“As a special educator who has worked in urban and rural schools, I have always had a love-hate relationship with word problems. I used to be one of the teachers who would claim, “I’m trying to assess their math reasoning, not their reading skills.” I had difficulty realizing that the story problems can give our students a tangible context to connect to in order to understand the concept that we’re teaching. This context is essential when introducing our students to more abstract content for the first time.” (more)