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(The following post is Part 1 in a four-part series on studying math through the lens of other disciplines. We believe that students thrive when they
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Can the Study of Math Lead to a Flourishing Life?
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How Reading Aloud Can Help Children with Anxiety
I recently read a sobering cover story in The Atlantic on the rise of anxiety in children. The article’s author Kate Julian begins by looking at the
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As a 90s kid, my introduction to the world of high stakes negotiation was trying to convince my parents to let me play the latest violent game. While
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Becoming Good Through Reading Well
Karen Swallow Prior has been teaching literature at the collegiate level for nearly three decades. During that time, she says she’s noticed that Many
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In an article in The New York Times entitled “The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected” Nellie Bowles argues that “America’s
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