TY - BOOK AU - Boaler,Jo TI - What's math got to do with it?: how teachers and parents can transform mathematics learning and inspire success SN - 9780143128298 AV - QA 11.2 .B635 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - New York, New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Mathematics KW - Study and teaching N1 - First published by Viking Penguin, 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: understanding the urgency -- What is math? And why do we all need it? -- What's going wrong in classrooms? Identifying the problems -- A vision for a better future: effective classroom approaches -- Taming the monster: new forms of testing that encourage learning -- Stuck in the slow lane: how American grouping systems perpetuate low achievement -- Paying the price for sugar and spice: how girls and women are kept out of math and science -- Key strategies and ways of working -- Giving children the best mathematical start: activities and advice for parents -- Moving to a more positive future -- Appendix A: solutions to the mathematics problems -- Appendix B: recommended curriculum -- Appendix C: further resources N2 - A critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children's mathematics learning. Featuring all the important advice and suggestions in the original edition of, this revised edition is now updated with new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists' understanding of learning and potential. --Publisher's description ER -