An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork." A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil." What could be so horrible? Grade-school math ...

If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide. Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from ...

When it comes to adolescents with math and science homework, more isn't necessarily better -- an hour a day is optimal -- but doing it alone and regularly produces the biggest knowledge gain, ...

I had a teacher conference today and met with most of my daughter's instructors and discussed her progress with them. The math teacher (8th grade Algebra II) decided to skip the meeting because he had ...

The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests. And spending too much time on ...

Very few kids like homework, but some assignments are worse than others. We asked New Jersey students to tell us about the homework they can't stand, the ones that drive them nuts! I don't like math ...

What’s the reason for your child’s math anxiety? US Department of Education, CC BY If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork.'' A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil.'' What could be so horrible? Grade-school ...