Number Sense and Nonsense

August 1, 2025 Number Sense and Nonsense A Conversation with Jo Boaler About Learning Math(s) Question: Why do so many people write off math as uninteresting if not downright unpleasant, and as something they just don t have a knack for? Answer: Years of traditional instruction with textbooks and worksheets and quizzes, memorization of math facts and algorithms, direct instruction of the approved…