(Submitted by Becky Thorson, 海角吃瓜网 Math Consultant)
Did you attend your student鈥檚 last parent-teacher conference only to find yourself asking,聽 鈥淲hat鈥檚 up with this 鈥榥ew math鈥� anyway?鈥� Do you question why your student鈥檚 homework looks nothing like it looked when you were a student? If so, you are one of many parents and/or caregivers who have found themselves asking these very same questions.
Mike Flynn of Mount Holyoke University has the answers parents and caregivers are looking for in this recorded math chat titled " The hour-long video (shared below) is divided into segments that can be watched in smaller increments of time. Simply hover your cursor over the progress bar to see the segment titles, then click on a dot to jump to a particular segment. For your convenience links are added below.
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Be prepared to uncover the 鈥渟ecrets鈥� of the 鈥渘ew math鈥� (Spoiler alert: It鈥檚 not new at all!) and have your thinking challenged in ways that will keep you wanting to know more!