EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 16 MIN
Math class needs a makeover - Dan Meyer
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Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. In his talk, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think. (Filmed at TEDxNYED.)Talk by Dan Meyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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