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Depth in Math Education: The Limitless Nature of Understanding

When a student says, “I’ve learned this already,” or a parent complains about the pace of their child’s math education, they are unwittingly equating their (or their child’s) understanding to that of these historically great minds: there is nothing left for me (or my child) to learn, here, so let’s move on.

Math EducationEric BennettJune 2, 2019math education, mathematics education, procedural fluency, rote learning, meaningful learning

Rote Learning and Runaway Standards: Our Broken Approach to Math Education

For many of these students, math has never meant anything more than rote memorization; they cannot even conceive of understanding because they have never experienced it.

Math EducationEric BennettApril 27, 2019rote learning, meaningful learning, conceptual understanding, math education, mathematics education, STEM education