MUSEUMS OPEN DOORS TO INFORMAL MATH LEARNING

Math students are notorious for asking the question: When will I ever use this? The answer isn’t simple, (or convincing to most teens) and has been known to keep math teachers up at night, at least I think it does, to be honest I have no idea if a math teacher even sleeps but I digress. The point is math is not exactly a “sexy” subject in the eyes of many K-12 students… until now.

The National Museum of Mathematics in New York City is attempting to change math’s image problem and make it cool to learn about. In conjunction with other math exhibits around the nation (side note: the National Museum of Mathematics is the only museum dedicated to the subject in the country), curators are inviting the public to look and think about math in a hands-on, fun way. Sounds awfully similar to what we do here at RobotsLAB with the BOX.

EDUCATORS TOUT SUMMER SCHOOL AS ACADEMIC BOOSTER

Local school districts are promoting summer learning programs as an academic booster for all students as they ramp up efforts to meet more stringent state academic standards.