Want more kids to take calculus? Convince mom first
CNN:
Math and science educators across the country spend their summers learning how to make calculus more engaging and biology more relevant, but there’s a problem: What if high schoolers never even signed up for those classes?
What if a tough ninth grade algebra class meant they hopped off the high-tech train, and couldn’t find a way back on later? What if nobody answered when kids asked, “But I’m not going to be a chemist – why do I need this?”
For all the reasons teens find to stop taking math, science and technology classes, a study published online in the journal “Psychological Science” found a relatively simple way to make them continue: Convince their parents first.
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