Nashua Math and Algebra

Math competitions may not be something you’ve considered for your child, but here are some key reasons you may want to participate:   Critical T hinking - Most math's competitions require a different style of mathematical thinking – this means that sometimes students can surprise themselves and do better than they might normally expect.   Skill Building Opportunities- Math competitions are also an excellent skill building opportunity that can help students enhance their time management and stress management skills, thereby improving their overall productivity.   Getting Challenged- Maths competitions can be great for a wide range of abilities. They are also particularly valuable for your highest achieving students who need to be really stretched  Where Students not getting challenged with school’s routine studies.   Grow Confidence- Few Kids will one day be required to take STEP papers or other university entrance exams. Maths competitions can help pupils gain confidence early on i

COVID-19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime.  Learning Loss in Math reaches average up to 60% which is equal to 3 Months of Learning Loss New evidence shows that the shutdowns caused by COVID-19 could exacerbate existing achievement gaps. The US education system was not built to deal with extended shutdowns like those imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers, administrators, and parents have worked hard to keep learning alive; nevertheless, these efforts are not likely to provide the quality of education that’s delivered in the classroom. A sweeping new review of national test data suggests the pandemic-driven jump to online learning has had little impact on children's reading growth and has only somewhat slowed gains in math. That news comes from the testing nonprofit NWEA and covers nearly 4.4 million U.S. students in grades three through eight. But the report also includes a worrying caveat: Many of the nation's most vulnerable studen