My youngest son is a whiz at math - as long as he can figure out problems in his head. But his uncanny ability to make sense of numbers is lost when he looks at a formulaic math problem. When he was ...

Long division and multiplication will make a return to maths exams as part of a Government drive to boost standards in primary schools, it will be announced today. By Graeme Paton 17 January 2013 • ...

When you are doing division, it's helpful to use a written method. This can be especially useful if the numbers get too big to calculate in your head. If the number you are dividing by (this is called ...

NSW school students will get a taste of an old-fashioned teaching technique under the new maths curriculum, but should learning long division be optional? VOTE in our poll. Under the draft maths ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

When you are doing division, it's helpful to use a written method. This can be especially useful if the numbers get too big to calculate in your head. If the number you are dividing by (this is called ...