Learning Math

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AND 'RITHMETIC by DANIEL GREENBERG |  SCRIBD
Daniel Greenberg from Sudbury School, describes how 12 kids aged 9-12 learned the entire K-12 math curriculum in 20 hours - because they wanted to know it. ​

KIDS LEARN MATH EASILY WHEN THEY CONTROL THEIR OWN LEARNING   by PETER GRAY |  PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
"Math outside of school is fun, useful and joyfully learned....  Unschoolers and Sudbury schoolers defy our cultural beliefs about what kids must do to succeed in our society. All available evidence shows that the kids in these settings grow up to become happy, productive, ethical members of the larger society, who continue to take charge of their own lives and learning throughout adulthood" 

"HOW OLD IS THE SHEPHERD?"     by JUNAID MUBEE  |  STUDENT VOICES
The problem that shook school mathematics and how to liberate students from authoritarian math instruction

UNSCHOOLING MATHS RACHEL | RACHEOUS - RESPECTFUL LEARNING & PARENTING
How can children naturally learn mathematics?

MATH RANT  FRANK MAIER | SINGULARITY
Always entertaining and thought-provoking.

A MATHEMATICIAN'S LAMENT  PAUL LOCKHART
This PDF gets to the heart of why school math is bad

BENEZET CENTRE   THE INFERENCE GROUP | CAVENDISH LABORATORY, CAMBRIDGE
In 1929, Superintendent Louis Benezet pioneered the idea that conceptual math is what should be the focus through 7th grade - logic, problem solving etc. Rote memorization is useless.

5-YEAR-OLDS CAN LEARN CALCULUS   LUBA VAGELOVA | THE ATLANTIC
Why playing with algebraic and calculus concepts—rather than doing arithmetic drills—may be a better way to introduce children to math

WHAT HOMESCHOOLERS CAN LEARN FROM FINLAND'S MATH SUCCESS    ALICIA BAYER | THE EXAMINER​
Not unschooling, but showing a shift in thinking about how kids learn math.

5 REASONS WHY YOU DON'T NEED TO TEACH MATH     PENELOPE TRUNK

THE BENEFITS OF NATURAL MATH LAURA GRACE WELDON | FREE RANGE LEARNING

JUST DO THE MATH DAVID ALBERT | BEST OF HOMESCHOOLING BLOG