“Real life” math better than studying a workbook
Will you be able to handle high school algebra if you’re already struggling with middle school math and fractions? Probably not. A new program aims to help students by using real life examples in place of worksheets.
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The program is called “4 Real Math.” It uses activities to teach such concepts as fractions and equations. For example, in teaching equations about distance, students actually run a timed 40-yard dash. Other activities include shooting baskets, eating pizza, and bowling.
“With the story and basketball, it’s easier for me. Instead of doing worksheets, we’re outside playing games,” commented Anissa, a 7th-grader at Gilmore Middle School in Wisconsin.
Do you think it would be easier to learn by doing something physical rather than reading from a book? Sort of like “on-the-job training” that you’ll experience in the workforce when you get older. Or is a combination of book-learning and real-life exercises the best way to learn and remember what you did?
Check out the following infographic by OnlineColleges.net about America’s math problem:
