A Wisconsin deputy sheriff fielded an unusual call from a child last week. A Wisconsin sheriff's office is used to responding to emergency requests, but one of the deputy sheriffs for the Shawano ...

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A mom was left puzzled after spotting something unusual about her 8-year-old daughter's math homework. The importance of homework has been the subject of debate for some time now, with many arguing ...

A confused dad has been left stumped by his 10-year-old son’s math homework, so he’s turned to the internet for help. The American father took to Reddit after being left puzzled by a multiple-choice ...

A mom of two was left mortified after her attempts at helping her son with his math homework ended in disaster. Roxanne Campeau from Montreal in Canada was left red-faced after her 9-year-old son Jax ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork." A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil." What could be so horrible? Grade-school math ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

It's been more than two decades since Omama Kjerstin Gabrielson had to solve for x and y. When her sixth-grade daughter came home with a pile of math problems to solve, Gabrielson dusted off those old ...

When it comes to adolescents with math and science homework, more isn't necessarily better -- an hour a day is optimal -- but doing it alone and regularly produces the biggest knowledge gain, ...

If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide. Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from ...