Math anxiety has been a concern for most students. Staring at blank papers, constant head scratching, and shaky hands – these are the usual scenarios for a person who is having problems with math. It has been the mission of math educators to present math in the easiest way possible. Aside from the usually tedious…

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Many years ago, I received the following information in a viral email. I forgot who forwarded it to me. (This is just one of many articles that I have received in the last 35 years that make math fun.) I hope you find these new math measurements as funny as I did. Author Unknown

While substituting for a middle school math class a couple of years ago, I told the students basically what I’m writing about in this post. I have had this same conversation with so many adults that I can’t even begin to count. And, of course, kids also need to know this. I have no doubt…