7th grade math
Seventh graders delve deep into negative numbers, proportional relationships, and linear equations.
6th grade math
Math takes off this year for your sixth grader, with ratios and rates, stats, pre-algebra, and a little geometry sprinkled in.
Why is group work important in math class?
In the real world you sometimes have to convince people your way is right, and an algorithm doesn't do it.
Be a travel agent
How you can help at home: Have your child plan a real or virtual trip - budget and all.
Your middle schooler and Common Core
The new standards may change how your child experiences reading, math, and writing. Get the lowdown on what will — and won't — be emphasized in class.
7 Common Core questions for parents
Eighty-five percent of U.S. students live in states adopting the new Common Core State Standards. Here are the essential questions — and answers — to get you up to speed.
Raising middle schoolers’ EQ and IQ
Think tweens and teens don't listen and don't care? Think again. If this seventh grade math teacher can get kids to be kind and work hard, you can, too.
Who says math can't be cool?
Danica McKellar played the ultimate pretty-cool-nice girl. Now she's showing this generation's tween and teen girls that the "whole package" includes being great at math.
Where does your child rank globally?
Where does your child fit into the global picture of education? (And should you care?)
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