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My child has been struggling with math since last year. We’ve been working with him to understand concepts and he’s been doing extra math homework. But I’m wondering if he’s having difficulty because of the current curriculum...

Math is a beautiful thing. It is a universal language, it exists in nature, and we not only use much of it in our every-day life, it is a part of so many fun and interesting careers. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but there are countless resources...

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” “Change for Change sake.” Both are commonly used phrases…but when it comes to teaching math, we would say the first is a good rule to live by! Over the years, education philosophy and curriculum have changed – especially...

University of Winnipeg math professor Anna Stokke and two of her colleagues knew there was “a huge problem,” when they started hearing about Manitoba grade school students not being taught how to do vertical addition, carry or borrow numbers...

January Seal vs. Fish: With overwhelming population numbers, Ward Samson is concerned seals are slowing the rebound of cod and salmon. Samson says a seal s diet can be made up of four per cent cod and four per cent salmon. With an estimated 7.4 million...