| 单词 | math |
| 例句 | It took me longer than I’ll admit to do the math in my head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As soon as Nana closes the door, I check the math website and the Pet Hut blog. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Once Luke could scratch out his name and read short, simple phrases, Mother turned to math. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I hope the math is good to you, boy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She packed her math workbook and her science reader. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “I actually have to go now. Study for history and math.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I want to get back to math class. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Her father is some sort of math professor and sent her to East Prussia where she might be safer. She ended up working on a farm.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My parents had already decided I would be a doctor because I did well in math and science at school, and these programs were to help me get on that path. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After doing that, she had five minutes to solve a math problem or her character would die. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We have another test in math class today. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “So, Sergio, I hear you are some kind of math genius.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z But Samantha is so eager to help me that I say, “Yeah, that sounds really great,” and resign myself to the math lesson. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She was a junior high school math teacher, and before the Cultural Revolution she had been a Model Teacher. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s the math on that one: Sixty kids in the grade equals sixty sets of parents—and doesn’t even include grandparents. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I should’ve become a math teacher. Then I’d have whole summers off, just me and my girls. Wouldn’t that be neat?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, your dad told my mom you need some help with math,” he said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Then you’ll probably have a lot more time when you take math over the summer,” Mr. Greene said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Another level is for numbers and even computation—I’ll be able to do math now. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I am still not listening as he starts on math. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z All except Sunny, whose eyes stayed stuck to her math book. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I’ve been going to math lab twice a week, and this is what I get?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z In my mind I fast- forward to the end of the day even though I know I got math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Take out your math notebooks. We shall have double period math.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He eyed the hall to the right, toward his math class. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He likes his classes in French, German, English, and math. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We walked the rest of the way to math class in silence, but it was the best kind of silence. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Charlie had told Mama he was going to an after-school program to get help with his math homework. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He knows math better than me, and I know reading better than him, so we help each other out. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant my parents thought I had problems with my brain, and not the kind of problems that made it hard to do math or learn to read. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I told her the way they created hexagons, they must be the ones who could do math in their heads, and she smiled and said, yes, nest builders had true math aptitude. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That was before Mtisha started helping me with the math, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker continues talking about math as the basis of life. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Remember those old math questions you had in algebra class? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day at school, it seemed like the clock had stopped and the day was stuck in a never-ending torture of math and social studies and gym. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She winced, then turned her eyes toward the class and said, “Now I want everyone to settle down. Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and prepare to do some math drills.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But at KIPP, by the end of fifth grade, many of the students call math their favorite subject. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In math class I slipped them inside my binder. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “By the way, Mia, I spoke to your math teacher this morning.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I think about all the notes from her that I’ve kept, and I wonder if she knows that she’s helped me with much more than math. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She slipped the card into the math book that lay in the middle of Miss Harris’s otherwise absolutely neat desk. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “But—” “Do not interrupt, Holling Hood. Mrs. Baker suggests that on Wednesday afternoons, starting at one forty-five, you might sit in on Mrs. Harknett’s class for their math lesson.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As a freshman, he quickly worked his way into the most advanced science and math classes the school offered, stunning every teacher at every turn. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was Mr. Lawrence’s new idea to keep Tony in at recess so they could play some math games together. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z In math class he made a pie chart of the winningest World Cup jersey numbers of the past fifty years. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I mean, my dad did math for a living, 365 days a year, so it made sense that he knew the stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Siobhan was one of the smartest girls I ever knew, though she never rubbed it in your face like other people. She loved puzzles, especially ones involving math.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I learned how to figure out how to sound out big words and work out math problems, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I knew she wanted to be a super architect when she grew up—she loves math and historical buildings and all that—but I hardly understood a word she was saying. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Between math and biology and English, people traded jokes as gleefully as children with baseball cards, and every day the jokes became more explicit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And from the smug look on her face, I was pretty sure she understood how much I liked math, after all. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “I’m meant to be doing my maths A level tomorrow.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Which I thought was good, because I was worried that a teacher who was in charge of math club might only like math and nothing else, and that would be terrible. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Work out the Christian math of how you give a little and you get it back a hundredfold. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The one good thing about math club was that it took place during my regular math time, so I only had to do math once a day instead of twice, like I was worried about. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I always wonder how the math class next door gets any work done whenever Julie starts belting. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Seated at his desk, floundering over a math test—fractions, which he had not studied the way he should have—he glanced up at Mentor, the schoolmaster. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The answer is that poor kids and wealthy kids would, by the end of elementary school, be doing math and reading at almost the same level. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "I can help you with your math, you know. I'm already through algebra." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Do you hate math so much you just can’t stand it? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But he said nothing, and after the disputants had been half carried, half dragged, from the lunchroom he returned immediately to the math problem we had been discussing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My social studies and English classes suffered, and so did my math. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The equation involved a certain amount of fanciful math, but there was no disputing that the cyclotron was beginning to pay its way as a producer of radioactive isotopes on an industrial scale. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Did your parents find out you skipped out of math last week? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After the morning announcements, Mr. Stoker returns our math tests from Tuesday. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rouse signed me up for math club. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I do my math homework on the bus, but it doesn't take three hours. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I could have been offered a tour of the Godiva factory and I’d totally skip it to do math homework with Gregor Whitman. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Tom Price tells me in math class senior year, leaning across my desk to look at them, first one and then the other. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The only thing I didn’t like about Mr. Clifton’s jokes was that they were always about math. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The dose of reality hidden in the impressive math exhibition was beginning to bother me, so I cut him off and asked him if he wanted to get another game going. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z You got a thirty-seven on your math final. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Tuffett faced them and read some announcements, Jean Louise was grateful that he was killing the first period, which meant no math. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I opened my math book, and my homework fell out. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One lunchtime I’d retreated to the classroom to escape the conflict and finish some math homework I hadn’t done the night before. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A small elite, like Dorothy Hoover, were endowed with an aptitude for complex math so strong that it exceeded the ability of many of the engineers at the lab. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Teach you, I mean, if Miss Hazel would lend me the books. Captain Wallace might be willing to do the math.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I answer question after question, from elementary school math to calculus. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I lean over to see what he's doing; he's scribbling on the leaflet, figuring math problems in the margins. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I have A’s in all the classes except math and language arts. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It took him so much longer to figure it out than a math problem or a word puzzle. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She finished the piece and looked up after a long, long time — I would be toasted like a barbecue wiener when I got back to math — and blushed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so lost, it didn’t seem like there was a single math fact that could save her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We tear through as much of it as we can, James helping me with whatever math he remembers from eighth grade, tossing me peanut butter cups when I get a right answer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He grinned, pulled out his math book and handed it to me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In almost all cases, the tests measure strictly math and reading skills, so even science and history have been de-emphasized. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Now he was supposed to be reading quietly while Mr. Habazz helped some other kids with math. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Natalie is on the living room floor, reading my math book like it’s the newspaper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I’ve been to math and health, I don’t feel so nervous anymore. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Claytor had taken an honors math degree from Howard University in 1929 and, like Dorothy Vaughan, had received an offer to join the inaugural class of the school’s math graduate program. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I lean back into my pillows, take out the purple pen, and write in my math notebook. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I actually like having Windy over, but I’m dying to know if anyone solved my epic problem in the math forums. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Often refugee children were unable to read or do even the simplest math. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Hanako’s sensei had also given her a list of math problems that she was supposed to use the abacus to figure out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He had unfinished math homework to take care of. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Me? Oh no. Not at all. And I have math to do, so.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "But if my math is right, he's doomed to starve to death before we can possibly help him. I'm not looking forward to the conversation." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Two seconds later, I printed out the PDF he sent me, which listed a whole bunch of different math words. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He and I both know there are only two pills left, and the math is easy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Since when do you wear cologne to learn math? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As Kyle was doing some quick math to see if he’d spent his one hundred dollars, Charles Chiltington rolled up the aisle with a cart crammed full with five hundred dollars’ worth of loot. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Jake went up on tiptoe so he could see Dominic’s math scrawls. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you supposed to ask us if we would rather have a million dollars now or a penny doubled every day for a month? That’s the riddle math teachers like to give.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z So after math is over, I hurry to talk to him outside the classroom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Some of the women were capable of lightning- fast mental math, rivaling their mechanical calculating machines for speed and accuracy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The lineup included courses like Differential Equations, a core part of the engineering curriculum, and higher-level math, such as Theory of Equations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He gave me a writing test, a geography test, then laid a bunch of math on me which stumped me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z LightningGirl: I will be unavailable for the Saturday night math chat. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You mean if I killed one, accidentally, with a sword—” “The Fur ... I mean, your math teacher. That’s right. She’s still out there. You just made her very, very mad.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When Mom and Jack met with his teacher for their conference, she proudly reported that Connor is a confident and popular boy, with excellent skills in spelling and math. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She pulls out the homework anyhow and asks me ten thousand questions about the math problems. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Alexander tracked the progress of 650 first graders from the Baltimore public school system, looking at how they scored on a widely used math- and reading-skills exam called the California Achievement Test. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Serenity is staring at me, squinting like she’s trying to solve a puzzle or a difficult math equation. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I basically bothered my 2nd-grade teacher all day long asking for more math problems. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was one problem: My math period was Annette’s piano period, so who would bail me out in math? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I worried about my math grades, and I always had trouble in English composition classes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to prove I knew math just as well as he did, if not better, so that he’d look to me with a grin. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I have a collection of math and engineering textbooks on the top shelf of my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t believe her good fortune, getting paid to do math, the thing that came most naturally to her in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I...I got another one hundred on my math test...” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z And I said, “Can I do my maths A level?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I thought I was studying but after a while I saw that I was just looking at the book but not thinking about the math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Not only that, I didn’t want to take any more math and science classes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Brilliant and ambitious, Claytor waited in vain to be recruited to join the country’s top math departments, but West Virginia State College was his only offer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He only did the math and ignored everything else. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When I was in middle school, I always liked math class, strange as that sounds. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And I asked Mother if I could do my maths A level the next day. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The weatherman doesn’t have the certainty of my math problems. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z When I got back to the dentist’s office, the fourth grader was still in the chair and Marcus was still reading his math book. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Werner stays up late listening to his radio or driving himself through the complicated math he copied out of The Principles of Mechanics before it was confiscated. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I left math class to go to the bathroom, and on my way back, I heard this beautiful piano-playing coming from the band room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, when I walked back into math class I got a big look from the teacher, but it wasn’t the withering one I would have gotten the week before. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been reviewing portions of last year’s exam with him. As I told you, sir, he’s doing exceptionally well in all the subjects but math.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “But my parents want me to be good at math and science, not art.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z JT had only ever given me his math book—and I already had one of those. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The easy ones, for now. Catching up on math. Comp. What about you? You have a favorite class in school?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z What math I was ever taught I learned doing the breakfast dishes and listening to Mother explain, over and over, what a fraction is or how to use negative numbers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z How could a female mind process something so rigorous and precise as math? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I broke out laughing, but Byron shot me a real dirty look and I stopped and looked back down at my math book. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bridge announced that she was allergic to clubs, that she would rather be a set, like in math. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Many of them tutored kids in math and science, something that Mary had done since graduating from college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But church had a different kind of math. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even his thoughts became sharper, and things were simple and uncomplicated—he could solve math problems when he ran or memorize football play patterns. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had pencils, paper, both our math books and my homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t take a math genius to calculate that his speed and time combined meant he’d run roughly half a marathon by the time he returned to the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We did some math here, and this could really work. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The steady, persistent mastery of math required more courage and endurance than that one night had demanded—more than he could muster on his own. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Through my haze of math and memory, I gradually noticed that the class was cracking up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, this is why the math nerds don’t get girls.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Ignoring the surrounding cacophony, he noted that math was next. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Char and them are in a different math class than me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Tompkin let us skip the math workbooks and spend the whole morning on our Main Street projects. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I thought it was very interesting, how Sohrab used the British version of math. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I’ve done the math and I know that by now your casts are off. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I wanted to go home and go up to my room and feed Toby and practice some maths. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Did Paul really believe that he could possibly be entitled to money that didn’t exist, from a math contest he’d only just found out about? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “You took a dive on a math test? That’s out of character.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time we get to math class, fourth period, the day has turned into an exquisite form of torture. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the answer to the math problem as fast as the kid next to me, or I hadn’t read as far as everyone else in the book we were reading in class. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And candidates have to take a math exam. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s Skyler, the same girl I caught staring at me in math class last week. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z At the hotel, there’s better lighting, and tables and chairs, and plenty of people nearby to help with hard math problems. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dodds stalked up the aisle, just as she used to do in class, about to deliver my F— math test. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mother had taught him to read and do math, as much as she knew herself. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z On the scale of difficulty seen in the math section of a typical college entrance exam, the problem probably would rank around the middle. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Not math. I hate math so much. My brain has a big math block.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He paused for a moment to do the math in his head—which for someone like Bill Joy doesn’t take very long. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sunny drilled deeper into her math book and smirked. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then, I rip a piece of paper out of my math notebook. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Adam eyed me with furrowed brows, like I was a math problem on the blackboard that he was trying to figure out. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the new math in our family: We had two kids, three jobs, two cars, one condo, and what felt like no free time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “He thinks I’m not learning enough math—that I won’t do well on the exam.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at Dad, but he was too busy shoveling rice into his mouth to comment on my math grades. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Dad gets carried away with his inventions; Mom’s a math teacher so she zeroes right in on things. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around me at all the hillbilly kids doing math in their workbooks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You study math like I told you,” Peewee said in a gruff voice. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I cross my arms and do the math. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z There were kids at the window in the door, waiting to come in for the next math club, I could see them, but Mr. Clifton held up a hand to tell them to wait. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z After math, I head over to the Performing Arts Center to see if Dad is ready to go home. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z My reaction to a loud sound is part of who I am, the same as loving math and writing backward and re-reading books. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She ran her fingers over the embarrassing song titles—"This Charming Man" and "How Soon Is Now?"—on her math book. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z In math, I learned everything can be measured. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Just ignore them,” Samira told me in math class on Thursday, when the two of us were paired up to solve a geometry problem. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Just sat in my seat and pulled out my math book to make up the homework I had missed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I might be able to find some reading or math software for you next time you come,” he said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After silent reading, Mr. Fabian hands back the math quiz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And I said, “I am. I’m going to do my A-level maths next month. And I’m going to get an A grade.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t like thinking too hard, except about math. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z That’s when I told Mrs. Rouse that math club maybe wasn’t so bad after all and I wasn’t mad at her for signing me up for it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I went on into my bedroom and opened my math book again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z George muttered to herself as she loaded her math book into her bag. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Now it’s going to be scaled back. There will be fewer opportunities for kids to do things that are not math, science, or English.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I put my math book into my locker, and this time I shut it with a very satisfying slam before I see Principal Trask. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “What kind of insect is good at math?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like a math or a logic problem that can be worked out systematically with pencil and paper. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He said I liked maths because it meant solving problems, and these problems were difficult and interesting but there was always a straightforward answer at the end. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And I didn’t like waiting to find out about my maths A level. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Right now, I’m doing math on the couch. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I pulled a piece of paper from my math notebook and thought for a moment. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what you thinking about that guy coming around helping you with your math?” he asked. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when Chess was stuck on a math problem, Emma helped him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s Japanese,” I said as I slid my math book into my locker. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z On his last day of school, his math teacher, Mrs. Bell, taught ratios. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I hate to involve you in this, but no one else knows a thing about math and I’m far from reliable myself. Will you have a look?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s the class for the hobos, the kids who failed at math and reading. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Tell me, sweetheart, are you very good at math and puzzles? Greens are incredibly smart and have astonishing memories.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had to clear permission from Miss McDaniels, of course, since she’d be “outside of regulation attire,” not to mention the fact that we’ll all be missing math class today while the mold hardens. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Dollar Words was the best math project ever. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He’s all about math and numbers; cars are just not his thing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z According to my math model, he will take 24 to 28 days to be adopted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the complex math of elementary school, I was a whole number, not a fraction. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We have homework for the weekend, but it’s for language arts class, not math, so that’s disappointing. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to learn calculus next but couldn’t afford another book, so he went to the school and asked the math teacher for one. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I grow up, will I ever need to do math? The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I stretched out on my belly and worked the math. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Zeiss didn’t hit me again, but she failed me in reading, math, conduct, and everything else except gym and attendance. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I sat at the dining table staring at my math homework, but it wasn’t coming together like usual. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The test consisted of three parts: two on English and one on math. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z At school I felt alone most of the time, but I did get some attention from my classmates because I did well in math. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s awful. All those math classes I signed up for...well, I don’t have the foggiest idea what’s going on. The professor’s talking in the lecture hall, and it’s like he’s speaking another language.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried cheating off Sally, but she's not so good at math, and Mr. Harding said if I don’t get help soon, he’s going to have to hold me back.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though I’m still in 7th-grade math and everyone—from the principal to all my classmates—knows I’m a savant, it’s more or less okay. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s a weeknight, and I have three math worksheets to power through. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I know that sometimes math isn’t as terrible as you might think, especially if it has to do with cup stacking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Her words rang in my ears as I walked into math. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Now that we were doing math together, sometimes I said more than just numbers. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean, it’s going to be something with math,” Finn said glumly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And whites are still making up their minds, although some want me to be their friend so I can help them with their math! Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had another interesting math puzzle to challenge Mr. Keeney with. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Instead they urge him to join the math team and maintain his A average. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, during the Middle Ages the only Westerners who studied math were the Christian monks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I paid a little more attention in math, because it was one of the most important subjects for architects. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “He will build you this desk and chair in exchange for your help, sir. He humbly requests that you take on the job of tutoring me in math.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z In math, Mrs. Verne selected a group of students who had shown Excellence and Promise to work together on Advanced Algebra. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The big exam was in April, and Neel’s math skills weren’t getting better. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Pure math. You have to accustom yourself to thinking that way.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I try to do the math in my head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “How you ever got a better grade than me in math, I’ll never know. Now listen and I’ll explain it again.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There were a few textbooks on math, which we shared, and an American history book that I never saw anyone read except Richard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Eliot could not do the math in his head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Every Thursday Mr. Milo gave us a math quiz, and the following day he arranged our desks according to how well we did on the test. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z By the way, all the footnotes on this page have math in them and are therefore strictly optional. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It was about math and it wasn’t about math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “And there’s no Nobel Prize for math. I’m going to win the Fields Medal.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He spotted the two Afghan kids from his math class and followed them from a distance. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I return to the sheet of math equations in front of me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A young math student replied—he even knew how to play chess—but for unknown reasons he didn’t take the job. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Scratching numbers into the dust on the seat, I started the math, but John jumped in right quick with, “We need one hundred sixty bricks? I’ll be here until January!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But when our teacher, Mrs. Sarota, called on me to answer the math problem, I didn’t have the words to say the number in English. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z So I turn the phone over, and she takes it into another room to talk while Rosa helps me tackle math at their kitchen table. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z "Engineering? I don't think so. Your marks in maths and science are terrible, Ma. You're eighteen now. My marriage was already fixed by then." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One day, last year—at a different high school—I was sitting in math class and this guy I barely knew wouldn’t stop staring at me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z How accurate could the driver be at thinking through complex issues, even doing math problems presented by the person on the other end of the line? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Of course, the math didn’t get done; but as it turned out, it didn’t really matter, because April stayed home from school the next day, and her grandmother took the day off, too. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I received an email from your math teacher. Ms. Finch said that she graded those unit exams. She listed the class averages for each period.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They needed the pictures to make sense of math. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Hartsfield, Big Creek’s math teacher, never gave partial credit in a test. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After the math, I did the drawings again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “All he wants to do is to help Greg in math,” Moms said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Instead of ‘math club’ they should call it 'cracker club,’ because we didn’t do any math at all.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Liz turned away, but as she did, she knocked her math notebook to the floor. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant doing well in all my subjects: math, Pure Science, history, geography, and English were easy. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And I said, “I have to go back because I have to sit my maths A level.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything went really well with social studies and English, but I had so much trouble doing the math homework that Mom got me a math tutor. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He turned back to the keyhole before him, where Mr. Desanti, the ninth-grade math teacher, had tried to force his key into the lock and splintered the toothpick deep into the cylinders. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Might not seem like much, but the math and design work took all day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of those things made me gag, but I loved doing math with someone who understood me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Where can you find the most math teachers?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She'd rather do a hundred math problems than try to figure out someone else's mixed-up feelings, any day of the week. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z There, he annoyed his advisors by majoring in English despite his obvious brilliance in math and science. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The next day, I have a math test. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved having Grandmother or Mother read me stories in the dining room, or Papa seat me on his lap to do math problems or build airplanes at the kitchen table with Brother and me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They used a few basic instruments, some almanacs, and math. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I knew that Rachel had math with Mrs. Cannon right now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They might have been as good in math, or mechanical skills, but they were not even close in reading or in exploring new ideas. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I took a step toward him, then remembered the math book on Grandma’s table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I knew we were having a big math test tomorrow, which I hadn’t studied for over the weekend like I was supposed to. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But the Theorem didn't go well; he was beginning to worry that he might lack the math expertise for the job when he glanced up to see the bedroom door opening. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I answered math questions in Mr. Harding’s class most days, and squeezed out a few words to JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My old math teacher had asked the boys to answer three times as often as the girls. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She never saw them again on campus and sailed off alone to the math department. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I never did make it back up to Mrs. Maxy’s class for math drills like I wanted to, and when school was out I walked home. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad preferred science and math books, biographies and history. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, like when you go to sleep at night you got to put your math book out the room and lock the door so it won’t get you?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “But that woman’s got the kind of math in her head that you need in yours. Focus on that and ignore the rest.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The day was going great until I got to math class. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She only wanted us to listen, and when we did well on her math tests she was all smiles. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Samira, pretend you fail your math test, and some kid in your class calls you stupid.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I know, sweetie. If you got serious about your schoolwork. And if your grades improved. But you got a C on your last math test.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Not having math helps, but I think that anything would feel easy compared to last year. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My new English teacher, Miss Perry, and my math teacher, Miss Johnson, both talk about symbols. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Give me a sheet of math problems and I’ll get 98 percent of them right. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But that night—in addition to the math, science, social studies, and ELA assignments he’d already nailed—he was going to do some research. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In it, Aaron stood on a soccer field, the same field I saw every day through the window of my math class. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The host was Clifford Nass, a sociologist who had been a math prodigy as a child in New Jersey and whose plan was to become a computer scientist. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My math skills were improving but they were not strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I’m not good at math. They’re really yummy. They taste kinda like gummi bears, but with dirt on them.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A charismatic eleventh-grade geometry teacher stoked her interest in math, and for the first time, she entertained the idea of a future that took advantage of her knack for numbers and all things analytical. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Did I really go to math on the third floor every day for this whole year? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I showed Mtisha the math test that Mr. Greene had given me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He always sat at the kitchen table and did his math homework while she cooked his breakfast and wrapped up his lunch for school. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I sometimes think it would be a good idea if math professors and elementary-school teachers switched places for a few weeks each year. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Within days, she’d called several local community centers and found one that offered adult education classes, and signed up to take math and reading placement tests. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Apparently that meant time for Mr. Terupt to get crazy with his math ideas again. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “I was taking math and philosophy classes,” he recalled. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z After dinner, Mom opens my bedroom door as I’m perusing the bootleg math exam. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “But I get better grades than you do. Even in math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I check the times on the other orders and do the math. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’d rather try online dating than leave it up to this math theory.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As soon as their youngest daughter could talk, Joshua and Joylette realized that she’d inherited her father’s winning way with people and his mind for math. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Instead I say nothing, and she walks out with Jax, boasting about math tricks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I eat a few more chips, fold the bag, and start doing my math homework. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Since math is my favorite subject, sometimes I talk in class, but only if the answer’s a number. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But even without the math, it's pretty obvious the terrain is changing. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if she did deserve it, because of signing me up for math club without even asking me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He had an early interest in mathematics, and though he spent some time in the army, becoming a cavalry captain, he soon turned back to his true love of math. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It’s the usual stuff about forming a hypothesis, doing research, using math, and following proper experimental procedures. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She asked Mr. Pajolli if it’s OK for me to use my office time to do my math homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The first link was to a Harvard University page for a Professor Susan Thomas who worked in the math department, and below that was a résumé website for the same person. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Gregor pulled out his math book and flipped it open to where my notes were neatly folded in half between the pages. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Even during the heyday of Rome, the Romans were not exactly math whizzes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was mediocre in English, social studies, French, and computer science, and well below average in math and science. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z It asks them all kinds of things, such as what their parents’ level of education is, and what their views about math are, and what their friends are like. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Lucy was struck by lightning in elementary school. It turned her into a math genius.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Especially when I got to math class and Gregor smiled at me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “The math department is in the science building,” the TA said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “But I’m a huge fan of your work. I grew up playing Halcydonia Interactive’s educational games. They taught me how to read, write, do math, solve puzzles...” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I sit there in his math class, open his notebook, and write down phrases he has never heard. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I was staring at Renee in fifth- period math and praying nobody would make her change her outfit, Jeffrey was getting strapped down to a gurney. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think of it this way. Students who have trouble with math get extra math help. Or if they have trouble reading we give them reading help.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So I waited a minute, then I kicked his desk hard enough to send his math book flying off the table and to the ground. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Over the course of his career, Schoenfeld has videotaped countless students as they worked on math problems. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It’s basic math: the better a competitor’s result, the more points she’s awarded, and the higher her ranking becomes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Martin and I have only two things in common: science and math. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My math teacher this year was Mr. Harding. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Straight A's in Flushing's gifted program? You'll do just fine here, young lady. I'll enroll you in Advanced Placement for math, English, French, and physics." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All the math in the world wasn’t changing the hood. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Perry Valley had surged ahead on a math question and was up by three points. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “The lady from the office said there was some yelling in math class. Do you want to talk about it?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Finding the work too easy, he transferred to Harvard and loaded up on the toughest math and physics courses available. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so glad we’d done an accounting section in math a couple of weeks ago or none of this would have made any sense to me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He could read ten years beyond his level, do math that left Tam Lin bewildered—and irritated—and speak both English and Spanish fluently. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He needed to see the formula not as math, which he hated, but as language, which he loved. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The name of our math teacher when we were little. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He argued that he could match science, math, and computing skills with anybody. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I still remember the day in sixth grade when my teacher, whose name was Mr. Lawson, caught me studying that map of the Pacific when I should have been doing my math. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z By the way, all the footnotes on this page have math in them and are therefore strictly optional. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Milo arranged our desks according to how well we did on math tests. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Not only do I hate math with every fiber of my being, I suspect my teacher Mr. Simmons is a racist Republican. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The assumption was that any extraterrestrial intelligence capable of receiving the message would recognize the maths and the science and quickly make sense of the Earth-specific information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t take any other classes: no science, no math, no literature. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Here’s tonight’s math,” Teacher said, handing Neel a sheaf of papers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Science and math were hard for Kat—she wanted to be a writer. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Pardon me, Headmaster. But our family can’t afford that tutor from Kolkata, sir, and I’ve heard you say that math was your best subject. I think I could learn it now—with your help.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I was going to be stuck doing math homework for JT forever. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, okay, maybe my math skills weren’t the best, but it suddenly occurred to me that we’d reached the number five, and I wasn’t in the group. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The next week, just as we were getting ready to do math problems, Esteban walked back into our classroom. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Tariq adds, “We had a math test on Friday. It was really easy. Fractions are stupid!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I was at Grandma-over-in-town’s, my math book propped open on the kitchen table, a plate of cookies next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’d spotted two Afghan kids whispering to each other in Farsi in math class, but he couldn’t get himself to walk up to them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And they are sending their children to $400-an-hour math tutors, summer camps at French chateaus, and crash courses on managing money. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I think about this through history and all of math class. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I gotta know all the prices cold and do the math right. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “He said there was a lot of math in it.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I pull the book toward me and cover it with the math worksheets. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She was supposed to be taking a test for her math placement, a test everyone else had taken last week. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Grandma had been over and Evan needed help with his math homework. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Madeline: I wouldn't have guessed that math was your favorite class. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I quickly gave up on using one after I left mine in science and math on the same day. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But I didn’t want to hit somebody, and I certainly didn’t plan on breaking the nose of a mafioso math teacher. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z A typical black child and white child from the same socioeconomic background, however, have the same abilities in math and reading upon entering kindergarten. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z With the goal of turning lady math teachers into crack junior engineers, the laboratory sponsored a crash course in engineering physics for new computers, an advanced version of the class offered at Hampton Institute. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Since I wasn’t the best math student in the world, she helped me get up to speed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Boe’s point is that we could predict precisely the order in which every country would finish in the Math Olympics without asking a single math question. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Thought It does not take a math genius to understand that when you subtract a mother from the equation what remains is negative. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Access to the tar. Access to the school. You do the math.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Ekon’s brows drew together, as though he were trying to figure out a particularly difficult math equation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You don’t know the kind of math they’re teaching these days.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The first homework I had ever missed in math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the arithmetic test, children were given math questions like “When sugar costs 10 cents a pound, how much will five pounds cost” and asked to write their answers in the margin. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For her, their dad was like the unknown in a math problem that you didn’t have to solve for. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His math papers from school were always covered in X's. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “We didn’t get any science or math homework today,” I say. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Physics, of course, meant math, and math meant mathematicians. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And I want to know about his talking devices, the supercool computers that help him talk and do really hard math problems, like finding black holes in space. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “We need to use math,” I say as she sits down. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, Annette is going to tutor me in everything except math, and this, urn, other girl is going to help me with the math. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she’s just been helping me keep up. Rosa’s a math genius, you know.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The top three pages are all math assignments, and the next two are biology quizzes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Some blond girl at school today asked me about you. Quite a babe, actually. Not as hot as your math tutor, but she still has a few years to catch up in hotness.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z After chugging through a bit of math, he decided that the current year was the 525th year since the birth of Christ. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z On November 22, 1963, a few days before Thanksgiving, my high school math teacher, a short man named Mr. Ralph Joseph, walked into my classroom with his head lowered. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “But this isn’t math. This is the Dewey decimal system and there’s always three numbers to the left of the decimal point.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Kind of like the one about girls and math and satellites. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All morning, I couldn’t wait for lunch to come so Mr. Harding and I could do some math and forget about everything except algebra. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly did the mental math; the cross was over three hundred and seventy years old. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As for the actual story itself: there will be no more math. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “I’m working to the best of my ability! It’s not my fault this math is too hard! I’ll never get it right!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Well, I missed homeroom. I was late to math, and I went to Spanish. Then Señora brought me here.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “But, yes, we definitely need to use math. And Mr. Stoker needs to be our faculty mentor.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I hated the way my mom and dad did family math. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Only Ms. Udell’s threat to cancel the play quieted the class, and even then, she struggled to wrangle her students through a morning of reading, journals, math, and vocabulary. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z This math doesn’t add up, but girls have this effect on Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I also find out that she’s only a freshman, loves sushi, thinks math is easy, and eats lunch in Room 402. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z At the beginning of the year Mr. Greene went through a whole day talking about how we could use math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Doing math does not exactly qualify as a party.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z You have a math tutor, because factorials are really confusing to you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Joey asked me about the math homework, which was weird because he knew we didn’t have any. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I knew in my heart I hadn’t done anything on the math test. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She starts doing the math: At this point, there are about two hundred evacuation shelters. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to hear him talk about math, even if it was only addition. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mind a math test, but I’d rather listen to Mr. Stoker talk and explain mathematics in his simple 7th-grade way. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I zone out of math class and tune in instead to Alexander’s memories. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He had received a B for his semester’s work in psychology because he had messed up some math equations on the final examination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “If it’s math homework, you should ask someone else. I’m actually not that bad at it, but I despise it and don’t want to look at any more of it than I have to.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z When it came time to apply to college, Joy got a perfect score on the math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She was reaching in to grab her math and social studies books when she saw it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She missed it in math class but got to witness it in language arts and twice in science. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In math, Mr. Stoker starts class not with a review of the homework, like he always does, but with a lecture on math in the real world. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I know you get bored when I go into the math, so I'll summarize: The small, constant thrust of Hermes's ion drives is much harder to deal with than the large point-thrusts of presupply probes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Pearl had flopped on her bed, math book spread in front of her, jerking a notebook from her bookbag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That’s what we were talking about but I was really thinking about what Mtisha had said the day before, that I was scared of math. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z In every picture anyone had ever taken of Emma, she looked like she was trying to solve complicated math problems in her head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "Would they have a problem with adding . . ." She did some quick math in her head. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved on to how she liked gardening, but hated harvesting the poor little plants, and how she was top in math, but had her grades lowered when she sunbathed naked on the roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And what he meant was that maths wasn’t like life because in life there are no straightforward answers at the end. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mother’s lips were parted slightly, as if she were calculating the answer to a math problem that had been in her head a long time but she had only just come upon the answer. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Jake scanned the next customer’s items and did the math in his head, remembering to add sales tax to all non-food items. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He tended to do well in math, science, and English, but even that record was spotty— he once got an F in a Shakespeare course. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Employers openly discriminated against Irish and Jewish women with math degrees; the odds of a black woman encountering work in the field hovered near zero. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He sends pictures of math proofs from his AP math class, his AP English required reading list, pictures of beakers and petri dishes from his biology and chemistry classes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “How about Sam from our history class last year? Or Logan from math! Is he in any of your classes?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Okay, so she’s good in math. But something is wrong with her,” Piper says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The ACT was composed of four sections: math, English, science and reading. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Fortunately, right and wrong don’t depend on math.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Then we went over all the math problems in the textbook. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z That wears off, though, and by the time we leave math, which is just passing out the textbooks and a bunch of numbers chalked on the blackboard, you can hear the whispers in the hall. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t understand the reading and the math, but everybody laughed at my poem,” she said first thing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The club leader’s name was Mr. Clifton, and there were five other kids in fourth-period math club, from all different grades. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had to admit that the angles and lines made some sense to her, at least more than when she was sitting in math class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d never been so glad to be carrying a math book. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in Special Education like her, but I take regular reading and math classes. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I watched Marcus slip into the big chair and begin to read his math book again, holding it up with one hand while the dentist worked from the other side. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Even if he did study his hardest, would he be able to catch up on the math he needed to solve the problems on the exam? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z We work diligently and I make good progress, especially with Fiona tutoring me through the math problems. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z By Luke’s math, this partnership wasn’t close to equal. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Peaches looked up from the math book we were studying from. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter which way I did the math, I owed more than I’d make. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Rob, that math test beat you down too?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The data, organized by classroom, included each student’s question-by-question answer strings for reading and math tests. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I have to cram for my math exam. I’ve had a weird, busy day. Talk to you tomorrow.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Is this whole story some kind of joke to justify your difficulty with math?” asks my mother with a frown. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Baachan wanted Hanako to return to America one day far in the future and become a businesswoman, and she would need to know math to add up all her money. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I opened my desk drawer, took out my sixth-grade math notebook, and hid the envelope between two random pages. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I’m used to saying I’m sorry for doing stupid stuff—like for spilling nail polish on the bedspread, or for hiding a bad grade I got on a math quiz. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z If the bribe had been anything but a magic square math book, it would have been so easy to refuse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The problem,” the counselor told me afterward, “is that most of the applicants have many more advanced courses in math, physics, and science than Eric does. What would we tell them?” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t forget you have your math tutor after school.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Born in 1913 in Buffalo, New York, she had been a prizewinning graduate student in math. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I open my math book and then shut it again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I do think math is fun,” I said. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He reviewed his math, his physics, his English, struggling for long hours with his broken-backed books, and as the boat rocked and pitched he set out two main goals for himself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He spotted Mr. Rizzo in his biology room, but as Rashid had suspected, most of the math and science rooms were clean, perfectly organized, and completely empty at the moment. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Five kids from New York State had been chosen to be honored at this ceremony at the University of Chicago, all based on one math test they had taken at the end of last year. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z In the South Bronx, only about 16 percent of all middle school students are performing at or above their grade level in math. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z By the end of the game, I’ve done the math problem a couple dozen times. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The math exam is nothing like the one Soon-Lee and I studied. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z So that whole morning, while I basically sleepwalked though science, math, ELA, and Spanish, I couldn’t stop replaying the scene in the band room. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At least 20 billion, she emphasized, and she showed us some complicated math to prove it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I raised my hand to answer questions and volunteered to go to the chalkboard to solve math problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z On my way into the den, I do the math. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Cletus took one last look at the photograph, then stuck it inside his math book. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Nemerofsky let us have the radio on in math class,” he said. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, still my go? I do math problems in my head, like all the time. Even on the pitcher’s mound.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He went back to the TV, and after I finished washing the dishes by hand — no dishwasher — I went upstairs unwillingly to work on my math homework. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The buildings were freshly whitewashed, laid out in neat grids like the camp had been designed by a fussy math teacher. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Yet he was not quite at the goal: simple math told him that reaching that energy would require a linear tube many meters in length—“rather awkwardly long for laboratory purposes.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She had always reminded him to draw a picture when he couldn't figure out how to start a math problem. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Because three is shy, four is rude, and two is, like, your buddy. I hated taking math in school because I always felt bad making numbers who didn’t like each other work together.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But I was too tired because I hadn’t slept the night before because I was thinking about not being able to do my maths A level. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m no math whiz—hate the subject with the passion of a Firebird, if you want the truth—but I can handle basic subtraction. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I see you have good grades, especially in math, but your grades in English are not as good,” he said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z One cold and lonely night I’d done the math to calculate how many feet that was. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Degree should be in engineering, biological science, physical science, or math. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Slam, I would like to work with you to get your math grades up,” the guy said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z In high school he was admitted to a Texas magnet school for math and science, where students acquire college credit. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I did my math first because I liked it best. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “She’s pretty. And good at math. What else do I need?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By about ten-thirty, I was getting desperate about the math test tomorrow. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Seconds later, the desktop appeared with icons for math, science, French—every subject—ready for access. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Beside me, Sandra takes out her math textbook, lays it on the table, and then packs it away in her bag again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I take out my math packet and try to finish it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Percy had never been great at math, but he tried to multiply. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We told Mr. Clifton to use it for the math club kids next year for sure. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Even when companies recruit for jobs that have nothing to do with mathematics, they often encourage math majors to apply, since they know that analytical skills will serve anyone well, whatever the job. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Meitner took the pencil and paper and began working out the math. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In later works Archimedes figured out the volumes of parabolas and circles, rotated around a line, which any math student knows are early homework problems in a calculus course. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I have her for math,” she answered, making a face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I watch as my math teacher Miss Johnson tries to help Andrew understand her signs. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z All through math I wonder if the United Nations is permanently divided. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And I said, “Are we going back to Swindon so I can do my maths A level?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Hanako was glad about that, because she was good at math. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I like talking to you. It’s like a math problem. Do you like talking to me?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “We could take a look at your math together. Or just keep talking. It’s nice, hearing you talk.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We watched the video again and again, until the bell rang and lunch was over and it was time for math class. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But science was not considered a valuable use of any young man’s time, and his headmaster admonished him for not paying more attention to his math or his Latin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exhaustion? Or has she realized that her father won’t be doing any more math? Sorry.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But it seemed like maybe Mom had given Emma the first code book; it seemed like Mom might have said something like, “Sometimes kids who like math also like codes.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I did book reports, science essays, and math. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He has no head at all for math, so in addition to keeping the books at the store, I balance our accounts at home and pay our taxes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson, doing some quick mental math, calculated that Mia—if this was even the same Mia—would not yet have been pregnant with Pearl that spring. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boy in front of me pointed at the math worksheet on my desk. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Next was the family cleanup and a lesson of one kind or another—the alphabet, math, poems, or memorizing the sequence of the presidents of the United States in the order they served. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dodds was this little math teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I think of the C- on my math test; my stomach muscles clench. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And yet, gradually, her ability to read and do math surpassed that of all but the oldest students. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the guest room to tell Dad that Auggie had helped me figure out all the math stuff, but he wasn’t in the room. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z None of those things, though, will improve her math and reading skills, and every carefree summer day she spends puts her further and further behind Alex. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Also, thanks to my little math mini-drama, both parents were looking right at me and even asking me questions about my life. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z All around the math room, my classmates were working away, calculating and figuring. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Nana ignored me and asked another math problem and then another. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m in the middle of a math problem when my parents appear at my doorway. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “The math gives everyone seventy percent of a bottle.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He probably had years of education on me, had read hundreds more books, and could remember enough math to actually be useful. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And math made more sense at this school, because I had Mr. Clifton and math club. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The academic courses—math, science, law—at school became less demanding for her group. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For me, there was no math to do: Even if Barack had made it back from Hawaii in time, his vote almost certainly wouldn’t have changed the outcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Real life was lived like doing a math problem: one and one always equaled two. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I had Mr. Milo for math and science in the mornings and Miss Ehlis for English, history, and social studies in the afternoons. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I can hang out here. I’ll keep reviewing my math stuff.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This song contains multiplication and can be used as an extension activity for math. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They don’t say nothing about the fact that I’m a math whiz, and can outdo ninth graders when it comes to figuring numbers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s the math whiz, the kind of student that schools like MIT and Caltech and the University of Waterloo attract by the hundreds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Today, after school, Satchmo Jenkins left his last class of the day, math, and headed to his locker in a haze. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z So, yeah, I spent a lot of my time at home studying math and memorizing French vocab, just like I had before Culver Creek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The class waded through a morning of math, reading, and science, wishing impatiently for the afternoon to arrive. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Way before, Ms. Jen and me had written all of these word and math problems down on a deck of index cards. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I saw she had a math book on the chair next to her. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “We had a math sub. She let us out early.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I don’t look up from the math problems. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So while everybody else was writing whatever the day’s journal was supposed to be, I was agonizing over the details of this math problem. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In math, you always get the same answer, no matter how you do the problem. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s full of what elementary math textbooks rarely have—heuristic tips on problem solving and whimsy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I helped him with a math problem, which is how it started. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They’ve been intimidated by officious and sometimes sexist teachers and others who may themselves suffer from math anxiety. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m good at math. I’m great with numbers. But I don’t know why this bothers you, Maddie. That is something I can’t figure out.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I had helped Yin Lan-lan with her math three times a week for years, explaining each problem to her over and over until she got it right. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told my mom I wasn’t going back until they let me switch math teachers.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z No, he didn’t like math, or PE, either. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He was showing us how everything we did had some math in it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s enough I gotta do math and science homework, but this man seems clueless about other teachers or other stuff going on in kids’ lives. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z What happened in math club the first day was that Mr. Clifton gave us all one goldfish cracker and then asked us how many we had altogether. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m thinking we each do six cups a day. I did the math and the amount that we have should actually be enough for about a week at that rate.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Consider now the answer strings from the students in two sixth-grade Chicago classrooms who took the identical math test. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Boethius is not remembered for his math but for his Consolation of Philosophy, a tract in which he comforts himself with Aristotelian-style philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In math class, I went to the teacher and told him I would need help if I wanted to learn the week of new material I’d missed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Theoretical physicists were the explorers of their day, using imagination and mind-bending math to dig deeper and deeper into the surprising inner workings of atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s just going to yell at me for my math grade, right? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor had only known one Asian person in her life—Paul, who was in her math class at her old school. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Martz has a math issue, even if they know the answer, it’s bad to answer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally Cole pulled out his schoolwork and began working on his math. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z So that was the math on that one. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z And then I closed my eyes and did some more maths puzzles so I didn’t think about where I was going. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was in Mr. Garfield’s math class, doing nothing as usual. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Answers for Ms. Teller in math class as she asked us to describe a cylinder. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He explained to me I had one too many thirds in the equation, which, of course, I knew, as I am bad in math but not that bad. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And the maths problem that I did was called Conway’s Soldiers. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The only sound is the rhythmic thunk, thunk, thunk as I staple math worksheets, three pages for twenty-one students. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And I slept a little bit that night because I was doing my maths A level. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While we were taking routine math, whites my age were studying algebra. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z My life depends on math being over as quickly as possible. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I can’t do everything for you, Mackenzie. It’s like math; I can help you, but I can’t give you the answer.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Ah, I remember you now. Kelly! You used to let me copy your math homework on the bus.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And Mother explained that I was upset because I couldn’t do my maths A level so I hadn’t been eating properly or sleeping properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s not supposed to be a phone number. Maybe it means something else. A math equation? A cipher?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She removed a folder from the bag and showed me my math, English, geography, history, and science lessons. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, Roza and I are sitting against the wall of the main cabin, sun-tired and bored, quizzing each other on math theorems. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I found the science book, with its colorful illustrations, and the math book I remembered from years before. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z On the other, I really wanted that math book. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After all those math problems, he was going to ask me on a real date. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed away the thought of the math assignments in his satchel, floated on his back, and watched wispy white clouds chase each other across the wide blue sky. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Say, Andy, remember when Rob was tryin’ to go with that exchange student from Hong Kong because she was so good in math? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only thing is, when our teacher told us last year that our country needs more of us to study math, I think she meant more boys. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you help me with my math homework, Pi?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you have Chubs check your answers? No, don’t make that face. He’s better at math than I am, anyway.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Why is it your business if I don’t do my math homework? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Fisher excelled at math as a secondary school student, but his poor eyesight became a liability at Cambridge. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As I pick through the mess of loose papers, snack bar wrappers, and composition notebooks, I glimpse my graded math test. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Or I could teach them some English, or some math. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Glad to know I got it right. You’re good at math.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “You know what you said in math class?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Every day at the beginning of math club, Mr. Clifton told us a new joke. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z His teachers think he may be a bona fide math genius. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z For the first time in her life she had been getting pretty good grades in math, and now her record was going to be mined—all because of Ken. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutched my math textbook to my chest. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I came up with the idea of creating a skit to show how banks charged interest on loans, since we were studying how to figure percentages in Mr. Milo’s math class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s not supposed to be a phone number. Maybe it means something else. A math equation? A cipher?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Judging by her silent response—and the fact that she got herself transferred to another math class—I think my apology was unaccepted. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And so she began to teach him mathematics—she called it “maths” and he called it “math” and so they agreed not to shorten the word. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I got a thirty-four on the math test,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z On account of Independence I’d been thinking more about money than ever before in my life, aside from story problems for sixth-grade math. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t dislike math, but is there anything more boring than math homework? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z In the living room, Dad’s leaning over Malia, helping her with a math worksheet. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I stare at it, and do the math. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Then math was the last class of the day. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Maybe math shouldn’t be the only consideration when picking a dog to rescue. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Ted Skopinski was the trajectories guy, elaborating on the math describing the path taken by a space vehicle as it left Earths surface and settled into orbit around it. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “What about Auggie? He’s kind of a math whiz, isn’t he?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Which is a joke, because I don’t like math. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The counselor had recently tried to redirect him from his focus on English to more of a science and math orientation so he could take something practical, like engineering, in college. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Or you can help Betty Jean with the laundry. It’s up to you. I’ll bring home a reading list and a math book to keep you busy after that.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I got an A on a math test, my parents were so surprised and proud, they found a frame and hung up the test in their bedroom. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She knew when Trip had failed a math test by the shredded scraps in his trash bin, when Moody had been writing songs by the crumpled wads of paper in his. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Genie wasn’t a math whiz, but he knew that twenty-two hundred hours was a lot of time. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The hinged lid is ornately carved, and it’s about the size of his school math book. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Did Madge and I only practice trombone together because I taught her math tricks? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She was Canadian and taught math at the university. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z When they more or less gave birth to the systematic education of young people, it is worth noting that their first compulsory seven subjects were grammar, rhetoric, logic, maths, geometry, astronomy and music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I have a math problem for you,” she says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s own lectures, according to a student named Edward Gerjuoy, were lightning bursts of ideas, theories, and math on the blackboard. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabe had tried hard to settle into his studies, and it served him well now, the math he had hated, as he measured and fitted together the pieces of his boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s a math workbook I got at school. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses are unique in many ways, though—and I know there will be wild disagreement here—not as smart as dogs, certainly when it comes to math. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But how many things really move at a constant rate like a train in a math problem? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I went to algebra, my last-period class, feeling confident because I had always done well in math. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “And I was serious. If you ever need help with math, I could tutor you,” I offer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My homework swims in front of my closed eyes—the Intro to Wall Street stock-picking game, the Inca history paper, the ding-dong math test—they appear as if on a gravestone. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Ralph Joseph, my math teacher, explained to my class how presidential succession took place and told us Lyndon Johnson had become our new president. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And I only think about my online math chat 3 times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could match her enthusiasm, but right now my difficulty with math doesn’t seem as important as it used to. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He hurt you. I wanted to hurt him back. I did a stupid kind of math in my head.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I can, you know, do math and stuff.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I spoke to Mr. Greene, your math teacher,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Oberman continued doing his paperwork and I went back to my math homework and in another minute it was as if Corso had never been there. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Despite his math background, he had long ago stopped thinking in numbers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She noticed that Sasha loved math and costumes and imaginary worlds. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what everyone else was thinking, but I was thinking that this was supposed to be joke time, so why was Mr. Clifton trying to make us do math? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “The only reason Madge wanted to be Amelia Mouse’s friend was for math help!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Mr. Mwila to catch me giggling or going, “Aw, shucks,” over having to do two periods of math. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He explained patiently how some of the sixth- grade classes moved around for math and reading and science, but Miss Harris kept the same group all day. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z During math, Rosa jots me a note: He is so lost. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I did well in my classes, especially in math and science, which confounded some of the other kids, since my English was still raw. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They’d also taught me how to do math and solve puzzles while building my self-esteem. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You can read these Nancy Drew mysteries over the summer and take a rest from math. You’re all caught up, so no need to tax your brain.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Then I ran upstairs and I grabbed my schoolbag and I put some food for Toby in it and some of my maths books and some clean pants and a vest and a clean shirt. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Video games are not like math, and don’t convince me they are, or I’ll hate you!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t need math. Math doesn’t need me.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z So the next day I go to Room 402 at lunch and do my best to volley back right answers to Rosa’s ad lib math problems. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Alice,” they’d say, “did you do today’s page in the math workbook yet? Where it says ‘multiply to check your answer’? When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself. At least you’re developing some acting skills. In case you decide you don’t want to devote your whole life to math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z During the 1988-89 school year, Odessa High also had a greater percentage of students than Permian pass the state- mandated test in math and English that was required for a diploma. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In math I spent the entire time thinking about how Momly's arm was probably at an obtuse angle when it broke. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I might not have a solution for you—especially if it has to do with math. But you’ll feel better if you share your problems. I promise.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I realize he is talking math—“if, then” problems like I study in school. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z With English out of the way, he was taking government and the electives of sociology, computer math, photography, and food science. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “She could do math in her head, multiplying and dividing numbers that would take most people five minutes to figure out with pencil and paper. She got that from her daddy.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I will wear my earmuffs at lunch, at recess, at the library, when I take math tests. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I always did math first, because it was my best subject. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Kids who sharpen their pencils, go to the board to do math problems, and open their books to read a poem. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Savant means that my math skills are far beyond normal, and acquired means I wasn’t born with this wacky ability. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They gave her written exams in Spanish to see whether she could write a sentence, whether she could write a paragraph, whether she could do certain math problems. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then something would happen like the fight or the math test and there would be a serious wakeup call. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When she was gone, I opened the math book and looked at the square Liz had drawn. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Liz blew her nose and nudged the math book closer to me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that would be a country good at math. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Ms. Fleming gave me a B, and math doesn’t even have a grade. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "But I got twenty points higher than you in math. Sculpting makes me do calculus without even thinking about it." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back in time and redo the stupid math test. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But then I’d think of that math book and change my mind again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who said I was a math nerd? I told you my grades suck.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then she says how good I am at writing and math. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z And I got the results of my maths A level and I got an A grade, which is the best result, and it made me feel like this And I called the dog Sandy. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He'd learned not to doubt him when it came to math. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Born twenty years after Elizebeth, Davis had studied math in West Virginia during the Great Depression, then struggled to find a job that used her talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was smart in math but came home with a C on his report card in math that year, so my mother went to school and asked the teacher about it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Friday is really far away, and we have a double period of math after lunch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z "She’s super smart in math, too. She’ll probably be in that class with you. Her name is Doris and she’s really nice. The girl had her face buried in a book. " The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The folding is familiar—I once spent two days learning to fold my notes just this way, instead of paying attention in math. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She brought him a car made of wood, some playing cards, a schoolbook with math problems in it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, they’re online friends. I know them from the math forums and the tutoring websites.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Before I start with the declassified math exam, I check if Amu has sent answers to my questions. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He’d love to see math and numbers the way I do—in everything from the stars to building construction to ripples on a lake. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So at dismissal I opened my locker fast, grabbed my trumpet, my math textbook, and my best black pen, and stuffed my jacket into my backpack—all in one motion, no stopping. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We should be able to predict which countries are best at math simply by looking at which national cultures place the highest emphasis on effort and hard work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I hand her back her social studies book and a math worksheet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Wait for my pencil to move quickly through the too-easy math problems on the mimeographed sheet. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I caught up in math and took the second seat in the first row. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z But I felt as if by handing them over I would be relinquishing something more precious than my math homework, only I didn’t know what that something might be. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And in the column she answered maths questions sent in by readers. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If we did hook up and we had a kid she could help him with his math, but if she didn’t have time or something then what would happen? Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Huffing, Otto said, “Fine. What grade did I get on the last math test of the year?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s fine. I’ll bring my math book. I know you really want to do this class.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I lost my math homework and Mom had to call the teacher. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Besides basic reading and math most of our instruction is coal-related. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t think I was scared of math because math couldn’t do anything to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Go ahead, then, fail math and be lonely the rest of your life. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk along to math, trying to feel better. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We took out our math notebooks before he told us to. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z That was why Tony flunked the first big math test of the year. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z They would have meant the after- math, of love. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at my clock and I do the math. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He filled the car with a rant about his history teacher, followed by a tirade about his math teacher and a torrent about his biology teacher. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In math, the apples can even be a y or an x. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He pictured the new pages of math in his satchel, which meant hours at his desk late into the night. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Because the math he suddenly understood instinctively, like a truth. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take advanced math to figure out how my father met my mother and how Margaret wound up being my half sister. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, those of you who remember your high school math will know that this is, in fact, impossible. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I let the sentence drift off, then I march to my room and get my math books and stack them by the door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Me: “Please, I had a super-fail experience with my math exam. Please cut the math. Please.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Interesting idea. As a parent, I’m behind it one hundred percent. As a scientist...well, the math doesn’t exactly seem realistic.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Ten minutes of silent reading plus fifty of math plus fifty of social studies before music class, equals one hundred and ten minutes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Neel sighed—fishing all day sounded like bliss compared to wearing a hot, scratchy uniform and struggling with math problems. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s on top of the declassified math exam. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Quinton proudly holds up the trophy he won in the state math competition. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “She was a horrible math student in fifth grade. She cried every Saturday when we did remedial stuff. Huge tears and tears.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Now go downstairs and see Mrs. Howard for a focus session. If you calm down you can join your class after lunch for math drills.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My math tells me that, including my initial 50-liter burst, I should have added 130 liters of water to the system. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever. Good at math and a human lightning rod—that’s what you call cool?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But then in math class, when I finish rummaging in my backpack for my homework, I look down at my desk to see a folded piece of paper. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You can’t travel between the planets if you don’t know math.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Normally we didn’t have quizzes in math club, because it was a club not a class, but on Monday we had one. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m good at math. But what does that matter?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Until settling down and starting a family, Katherine had also worked as a math teacher. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “We’re in the same math, you and I, with the teacher you said everyone loves,” I point out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Welcome. I’m Mr. Stoker, your homeroom and 1st-period math teacher. Please find your seat. They’re labeled. I have 1 question for you. Do you prefer to be called Lucille or Lucy?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I got most of the language arts answers right, but the math questions stumped me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I turned back around to get my math notes out of my backpack. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Lowry, an eighth-grade math teacher, filled up more clear plastic cups. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid history—and math for that matter—were tutorworthy for you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I felt certain that if I stared long enough, I would find a math theory in the woman's forehead. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She worked in finance, for a company called Cantor Fitzgerald, and her dad was a math teacher, so he was interviewing at schools in the area. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z My tablet is propped up on a pillow in front of me, the math tutorial videos continuing to play for no reason. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t even start studying for the math test until almost ten p.m. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Two pennies left over. Two pennies left over,” Natalie says like someone is arguing with her math. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We can use the measurements in math, we can use labels in reading. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She never mentioned it, and I never asked for my money, which if you do the math is a lot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z What do you call a place with friends and teachers and libraries and book club and math club and debate club and any other kind of club and after-school activities and endless possibilities? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the substitute teacher gave us a math lesson. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He said that if you went to the moon you would have to figure out things using math and if you went to the corner store you would have to do math, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Diego and I loitered on the side of the math building while we waited for the final bell to ring. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid not, though I’ve done as much as I can. Practically speaking, I can’t give you an answer. Even a math professor would have a tough time with this one.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One, Sister Mary Patricia, had put clothespins on his ears and nose for an entire afternoon when he failed to turn in his math homework. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “For some reason Ms. Rucker thinks us passing notes in math is a bad thing, and I really need to catch up with her.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Felix fished out his math notebook and started calculating angles on triangles, while Freebie tried to bite his pencil. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I worked on an awful math problem and translated three pages of French grammar besides. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In the morning, Mr. Milo returned the math exams to the class and asked us to rearrange our seats according to our scores. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As I walked down the hall, I saw people sitting in rooms reading books and talking quietly together, doing math problems, or sitting in the library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mostly I read books about science and maths. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A woman with great gifts in math, music, and languages, Meyer had worked as a Navy code breaker since 1918, and in the early 1920s she was creating new codes for them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I...I have never really told anyone this, but...I have a lot of trouble in school. With reading and writing and...well, everything but math and art.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She had just finished helping a student with his math homework one afternoon when her best friend, Ellie McElveen, nudged her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I knew because even though she had a different teacher, she was in math club, like me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z After math class, I stayed in Mr. Harding’s classroom again for lunch. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z You failed English and chemistry, and you just barely passed history and math! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t talk now. Roof tomorrow after my math exam? At eleven?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Did I tell you...I got an A in math? Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z To establish her cognitive baseline that day, the researchers had her do some math problems and memory challenges. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It meant that Emma shouldn’t get mad at other kids who didn’t like math, and she shouldn’t let anyone act like there was something wrong with her because she did. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was going to have to go to the bathroom during math class and have a talk with that girl. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ancient, back- broken math books, flaking travel books, warped spellers, mangled mysteries, biographies, music books, astronomy books, cookbooks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I told that to Mr. Clifton, because he asked me what I liked to do after school, so I told him, and he grinned at me and said, “Albie, I think you accidentally did math.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Two or three thousand dollars, sometimes,” Pearl told him with pride, and Moody did quick mental math: if Mia sold ten pictures a year... Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I guess she didn’t expect the maid to be so good at math. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t care about the science lab or the math classes or the typewriters. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For special occasions, I get math workbooks with stickers from the drugstore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He even nailed some pretty dense math problems like, “Find the least common multiple of six, eight, and sixteen.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z After Indian food, an episode of the doctor show, and a full sheet of math plus homework for tonight, Mom releases me to my room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Before the bell rings, Mr. Fabian passes out math worksheets. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Next month I’m going to take my A level in maths and I’m going to get an A grade. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Just trying something new,” I say, placing the exam sheets in the middle of my math textbook. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I can do the math,” the detective grumbled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Not that it wouldn’t make things interesting, but I have enough problems with math without adding guilt to the mix. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Cynthia would fake beg, doubling down on the math joke. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z One day, we were doing math drills in class and every time Mrs. Maxy asked a question, like “What’s nine times nine?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I would write a little more today, but I have to learn my math formulas for the final on Thursday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, there she is. All tuckered out. Finally did the math, did you, sweetheart? Worked out you won’t be going in alone? And now you’re here to ask me...what?” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. I’d shot by the bulletin board a minute before on the way to my locker for my math book. And the poster wasn’t there. Chances are hardly anybody saw it.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead Reetika kindly turned the subject to an upcoming math test. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I haven’t missed a Saturday night math chat since February, and that was because we had an ice storm and didn’t have power for 106 hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He read books on calculus and logarithmic algebra and loved what he called the poetry and symmetry of math. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I wound up with As and Bs in English, science, social studies, and Spanish, and a big, fat D in math. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z With a background in math and physics, she brought to the job an understanding of the physical phenomena behind the calculations she worked on. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t seem to have a problem with it when it comes to math homework.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Just my math textbook, a photo of Sean and me dressed up as Ghostbusters for Halloween, and an extra set of clothes I hadn’t put in my sports bag yet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You know what, I shouldn’t be teaching math. I should teach geography. I could tell your boys about the oceans and cities and all the wonders of the world!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I wrote it this morning in math. When you’re weak on effort, it helps to be big on heart.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They’ve given him math and language workbooks that he’s ignored, and when he returns, a month or two later, they praise him for keeping up with things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z None of that can change the math anyway. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Mr. Clifton,” I told him, very seriously, “you should probably take that down. Because otherwise someone might find out that you got an F in math.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Luke was holding a worksheet up against his locker, trying to finish a line of math problems, when Toby shot down the hallway like he was being chased. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And there were seven fifth-grade teachers: two math, two science, two social studies, but only one language arts teacher. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I made those phantom calculations, did all that blind math so that I might cast for her the perfect picture of a face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I come to school in the mornings wearing those ugly shorts and T-shirt and then race to the girls' room to change before math. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m just looking forward to being done with math, and being done with her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Between science and math, Daryl Williams smiles at me in the hall. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Until Sikhdar compiled the survey data and did the math, nobody had suspected that there was anything noteworthy about Peak XV. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I shrug and highlight random things in my math notebook. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I would go to Worm Creek, where I’d sit in the balcony and watch rehearsals, my feet on the ledge, a math book open in front of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I can’t help but be discouraged, and Rosa picks up on my mood in math. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z On Friday, the math and science hallway is covered in hay. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They were only a year apart in school, but Maya was three years ahead in math classes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Even though I maintained an A average in all of my classes in middle school, I had a real aptitude for math and science, which is why my parents tried to steer me toward medicine. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Hmm, I don’t know if you should thank me. Being a math nerd led to those girl problems I told you about.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z This weekend, for instance, I should have been studying for my math test, but Dad and I went bowling and I just never got around to doing that. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Fourteen,” said Charles eagerly, the way he always did in math when he wanted to remind the teacher that he was the smartest kid in the class. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We moved from cool math right into wicked science. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She could spell big words and remember to do math homework, and her father didn’t swear or drink like my father did. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "They're way closer. But the math doesn't work out. Even SuperSurveyor 3, which has the strongest transmitter, would need to be fourteen times more powerful—" "Seventeen times," Chuck said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Only I didn’t exactly say the part about math being awful, because she taught math, so that might make her sad. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just I’m in a new school and the other kids had more math than me.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z What if this was like the kind of huge math problems that Emma hadn’t gotten around to studying yet? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “And solving math problems is more fun in pairs.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “How can a number have roots?” he told Mr. Keeney, the homeroom teacher who was also his math instructor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Try explaining to your math teacher that you feel guilty pairing a six with a two!” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Finally, Mr. Habazz said, “Okay, bus thirty-two kids, time to sit down. Back to our normally scheduled programming. Silent reading or page ninety in the math book.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Nearly all of them struggle with basic reading and math. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Matt was in my algebra class, and while I generally hated math, I loved that class because I got to sit behind Matt. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “He’s starting to understand a lot of math. I’ve actually seen him put his skills to use.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The other fifteen dropped out, unable to understand the math. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Our next meeting shall commence tomorrow, lunchtime. The topic: Mr. Owens giving detention out just for talking in math class. It’s a total infringement on our First Amendment rights!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mom was a math teacher, but reading was her great love. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The problem was that math seemed so boring; his brain never needed urging when it came to reading or writing. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “I was going to have Toby help me with my math tonight,” Luke said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Emma felt like she was trying to solve some huge math problem that didn’t involve numbers but people and events: The kidnapped kids in Arizona. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In fact, Egyptian civilization was bad for math in more ways than one; it was not just the absence of a zero that caused future difficulties. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They were doing fractions in math, which he’d covered with his mother last year. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Correct my math,” Percy said, “but doesn’t that mean we have eight miles to walk?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Because I never thought before about being a mom as something you had to try at, like math or spelling. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z What if coming from a culture shaped by the demands of growing rice also makes you better at math? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “This miscalculation has nothing to do with math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mom had us all reading books without pictures by the time we were five, and Dad taught us math. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, he was forbidden to teach math to prevent further threats to the sanctity of football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Do the math, though, and it don’t sound good. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I almost forgot. Here is your math exercise notebook. I put the assignment sheet in it. Don’t forget the meeting tomorrow. Four o’clock in the auditorium.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With my glasses, I see cracks lining sidewalks, the petals on dandelions, the iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons on Danielle’s blouse, and all the words and sentences and math problems that Mrs. Margolis writes on the blackboard. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Then, around eleven thirty in the morning, after my math class, the detective sends a text with a time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I try to quickly do the math in my head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z No matter how hard I try, I can never keep up in math class, and trying to learn Spanish will be even worse. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “And I thought you were good at math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It is? Just because this stranger shares a name with my uncle and goes to a math school, that doesn’t really feel like a major sign. Maybe if his name was Lucy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I walk to math class alone, wishing the day were already over. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “They struggle a little bit with writing skills. But when they leave here, they rock in math.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Even students who have a reasonable math background are not always aware of the extent to which other subjects are becoming “mathematicized,” and they, too, take a minimum of mathematics in college. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And they really deserved a couple of days up north without any worries, because they worked really hard, Dad with all his inventions and Mom teaching math. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long while I sit at the kitchen table, head in my hands, math worksheets crumpled under my elbows. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “And don’t say you suck at math and science. That’s such a cliche when girls say that. Even if it’s true, just lie.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was in my math class, but he was way over on the other side of the room, and he hardly ever got up to recite or go to the blackboard or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The only rule was that we had to listen to one of his math jokes, which meant that I had to sit through two different ones every single day, which sometimes could be tough. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to hire women, but by law she had to choose from lists of people who had taken civil service exams in math or science. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but this genius is in my math class,” Patrick said. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z An eighth grader with what looked to me like a full-on beard demanded my math homework from last Tuesday. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I was holding my ridiculously heavy fifth-grade math textbook in my hands. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I should be in math club anymore,” I told him. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Then in math I couldn’t do my drills because inside my head were loud scary doctor thoughts and I couldn’t seem to hear the teacher. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I really do need to finish my math homework.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “That’s my math whiz,” Mom says, and gives me a squeeze. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She had worked at an elementary school in Maryland for over thirty years, first as a math teacher, then as a librarian. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Time always passed too quickly in math class. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I spread my math homework out on the table and pretended to work on it as Mama cleared away the last of the supper dishes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, math was never my totally strong point,” I say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s different from assisting with math homework online. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that I was going to have to bail on my Tina-free classes: Spanish, math, and gym and art, which alternated days. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z While Mrs. Bell, Stanley's former math teacher, might want to know the percent change in Stanley's weight, the reader probably cares more about the change in Stanley's character and self- confidence. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I had arrived at school that day, anxious for the math exam. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Maybe other kids at other schools are luckier than I am and actually got assigned math problems. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Only two weeks into school and I’ve already failed two math quizzes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In addition to literature, Cleopatra studied science and math. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They were master astronomers and timekeepers, which meant that they had to use advanced math, thanks to the wandering nature of the calendar. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Honey, there’s another way, and I’m not just saying this because I’m your math teacher. You are giving up on this class, Julianna.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Neel’s fist tightened around his crumpled math homework. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She could not even take theater classes until her senior year because her schedule was loaded up with remedial math and English and courses in study and life skills. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Some quick math told me that was around 13:30 today. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was definitely going to fail my math final. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z About gym class—You wouldn’t believe what the gym teacher’s name is—and about math, and lunch period. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “You told everyone in math class that your mom was taking you to France for break.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now, what do you think happens if you compare the questionnaire rankings with the math rankings on the TIMSS? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You want to save puppies and use math?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I would come directly home from Bible school and spend two hours working on math problems with Frank. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In fifth grade, she trimmed it with some scissors during a math test because she felt like it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I did math for the next fifteen minutes, finishing all but two problems, which I knew I’d never get even if I worked on them all night. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The next twenty questions covered things like lions in the jungle, gravity in space, authors of famous books, and math. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Chandra Kilers, a cute girl who loved math a little too much, and who Alaska believed was the Colonel’s future girlfriend, collected Cabbage Patch Kids. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I learned that in math class once, but—” “It’s used to measure circles,” Leo said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not, actually. For one, you are amazing on those bus driver math problems. You’re one of the kids who gets the really harder ones correct.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Audrey furrowed her brow like she was staring at a math problem that had been marked wrong when she was certain it was correct. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It is only math, the dullest bore in the entire world, and he only lets her teach the very littlest kids anyway. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy cracked open her locker again just enough to grab her math book, then looked around for June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He’d sort of picked them up when she yelled at him, but he must have left the math book on the ground. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine what he wants, but I’m just relieved it isn’t my math teacher calling to accuse me of cheating. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Mom laughs, “I had to give you more than your dad. And I promise, the check won’t bounce. We actually have money in our account. You can check the math.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I read the pages in my math book that other kids had read weeks earlier, but nothing made any sense. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That does not count as math, because one does not have to understand how it works or what it means in order to think that it looks sort of beautiful. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I sometimes thought Hudson may have been into Danny from math class, but Hudson swears Danny isn’t his type—too muscular, too obsessed with cars. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Mrs. Roberts predicted you'd be a rocket scientist because you are awesome at math and are in general out of this world. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I thought for a few minutes, stymied about how to get out of math. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The first few pages were mostly sketches and doodles, but those gave way to page after page of math problems. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Calculators. As long as you have a calculator, you’ll be OK. Trust me, math is not worth crying about.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z But then, after dinner, as I was helping Willy with the last of his math homework, I realized something worse: It wasn’t only that I could walk away—I already had walked away. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And I did Paper 1 of my maths A level sitting in the Art Room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You get to eat lunch in my classroom. In exchange, you have to spend fifteen minutes every day doing math with me.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We stop on a dead-end road for Pi to do his business, and I tell Nana about the birthday party and about math class. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She fielded the computers’ questions and needed a strong-enough command of the math to tutor the women through any weaknesses. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I liked you better as a math teacher,” I told her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My favorite classes were still math and reading because they were so easy for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I knew the answer when I got called up to the chalkboard in math. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "I could not help you with your math." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Pittluck, the math teacher, saw her head droop and called her to the front of the class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “English and Bangla were easy, I know, but how was the math?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead he shows us, with images and everyday examples, what the math reveals. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In my first three classes, history, math, and English, I can barely focus. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Say you are in math class waiting for the teacher to hand back the results of a test that you had not studied for; I give waiting for the test results a ten. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my math workbook at the kitchen table. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “That was your math teacher. He said you got a 0 on today’s test.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When it comes to math, in other words, Asians have a built-in advantage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “It’s like math. We have to learn the principles first. I’m up to it. Are you?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I was so busy wondering if I was ever going to see Susie again, I didn’t hear Miss Watson call on me to answer a math question. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One thing he remembered was the day his parents and his math teacher told him he’d be going to the resource room every Thursday because of his multiplication tables. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When I got to math, Mr. Greene was waiting for me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I can’t go home and sit down at the table and crank out math problems. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Will Bates, who a month before had been an unheard-of math teacher, was suspended from his job with pay, reportedly because of concerns over his safety if he continued to teach at Carter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Breaking out of the paraprofessional status of computer or math aide presented a challenge for all women, more so for the black women. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was always reading books when I should have been doing math and the rest of it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z What did math or spelling matter now that she was going back to Italy? I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “See? I haven’t eaten a single magical jelly bean but—BOOM—I’m doing that kind of math in my head.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z After math, this time I cornered him in the hallway. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I did pretty well, but it never interested me much. Remember Marcus? He got such high marks in math! He’s in engineering studies now.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I sort of knew why I was, and it had nothing to do with math homework, or even watching my sister. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Unable to follow Heisenberg’s math, Berg focused on the man. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So I hobble into math in a fine mood, and sit in a chair that I pull up next to Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Every month, I double-check her math to make sure every penny is accounted for. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They use virtual cameras—imaginary cameras, essentially, made of math; shooting imaginary characters, also made of math—whose lens physics is faithful to the real world. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z If you did the math on what the drama director got paid and figured in all the hours required, it probably did not amount to any more than two bucks an hour. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Was he implying that I was good at math because I was Asian? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z When I got to math it was the same game. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to make you do extra math during your lunchtime.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the way I’d say that all classes are as important as math. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There would probably be toothaches and failed math tests. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And I have a math test tomorrow I should get prepared for. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z See, even though Francy was the best with math, Bit was the best with hustle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z All it takes is three strides for that kid to disappear inside his math class. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She had come to Yancy halfway through the year, when our last math teacher had a nervous breakdown. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I am in math class, sometime during the winter of sixth grade. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some psychological math always goes into styling photos like these. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Their problems are an order of magnitude more serious than math anxiety. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie, a boy working on a math assignment, kept his head down and slid farther away from them, almost like he didn’t hear Chip’s greeting. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t struggle, honey,” my old math teacher cackled in my ear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The problem, as it turned out, was not so much bad math as false hope: Colin had been trying to tweak the Theorem to make K-19's graph look like: An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There was a woman at the front of the room, standing in front of a chalkboard that had a bunch of math equations on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z And even though I’d rather take the elevator by myself, it occurs to me that you can’t have a conversation about math expressions or state capitals or trombone positions with friends in books. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Most of the classes covered math, science, and engineering. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The math book lay apparently undisturbed, the edge of the card peeping out at either end. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Next is math, fractions, which is a little more difficult. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Enriched math class is all guys except for Soon-Lee and me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Stuyvesant High School was ideally suited to the student interested in science or math. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Of course, the memory of doing math worksheets with Rabia is now stuck in my head. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I was counting and concentrating so much that I couldn’t pay attention to the right things. I gave the wrong answer in math class.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z It smelled like math tests and poetry and all the dreams I once took for granted. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Well! Is that the kind of leniency you show your boys on their math and French in school? They must never learn anything!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In her head, she did the math of survival. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dad was an expert in math and physics and electricity. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My mother can do amazingly complicated math in her head. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z If I take the quiz, then I may be able to squeeze by with a D. I hurry to my desk and fling open my math book. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I knew she was doing some math in her head about this, but she was keeping the math to herself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Looks like you used some math, didn’t you?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The door opened in the middle of math class and the principal pushed the older raggedy kid in. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly she didn’t understand how much I liked math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the lethargy of lying on the couch or the dull monotony of drifting off in math class. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Courses in English, French, math and history offered at any hour of the day or night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But as Neel had anticipated, Headmaster turned out to be a top-notch math teacher despite his impatience. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I told her about the math test, the fight, about my pops getting uptight about the tutor, and last about Margie. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z So I said, “And I like maths and looking after Toby. And also I like outer space and I like being on my own.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One of them was my latest perfect math test. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you want to be taught at home, I’d have to ask someone else to do the math. There is no one else with the—with the time.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And who failed math? Who do you come to for help with your math homework even though you’re a grade ahead?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In class, my teacher, Ms. Wilson, didn't know what to do with me because of the language barrier, and she plunked down some math problems in front of me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I simply refuse to do that wretched math every day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Tally struggled to do the math in her head, to figure out what sort of numbers would add up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian counterparts in the most fundamental of math skills. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I might have one of those, too. Here’s the math problem.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In 1996, the Chicago Board of Education enforced new rules saying that students had to make at least a 6.8 grade level in reading and math to move on to high school. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Terupt just went back to the front board and the math problem he was going over. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “But aren’t the classes the same? English is English. Math is math.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The math is simple: when a college goes looking for applicants with high SAT scores, it is far more likely to find them among well-off teenagers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z What I don’t know is we got a math test. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think much more about the Excelsior Award until I get to math class at the end of the day. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z At home, the twins play with Legos as I do math homework at the kitchen table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Rita became a prizewinning math student, and Kuda, to no one’s surprise, was possessed by his great-great-grand- uncle, a famous fighter pilot, and was taught military strategy from the inside out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Along with being an unkind dig at astronomers, this tells us a bit about the methods of the natural sciences as against math. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well,” Noah replied thoughtfully, “math is easy, and the only thing easier than chemistry is biology or maybe physics. Social studies—easy. And English— well, you get the picture.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The math had to be as precise and accurate as an Althea Gibson serve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He only learned of Mary Jackson’s double major in math and science after he made her the offer to join the Four-Foot SPT group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I enjoyed Mr. Milo’s class the most because I did better in math than in English. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “He did math for an hour,” his brother Mark says of Langan’s summer routine in high school. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Well, you didn’t do that badly in math either,” Headmaster said, clapping Neel on the shoulders with both hands. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z To be fair, she also asked about my math lessons with Mr. Harding and painted my nails and listened to the Buddy Holly album with me until we both knew all the words by heart. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember this one time after lunch, when Stan and I went to class and Mr. Thorp, our math teacher with the huge head, sprang this surprise quiz on us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They learned biology, African history, math, physics and a foreign language. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I failed the math final if it’s any consolation. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you give me a ride home after this? My dad is taking Elena to some math thing.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I hated math. I was never very good at it.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly the causes of Asian math superiority become even more obvious. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I remember this time I had grabbed his pencil while he was doing math, and pushed down on it, just hard enough to break the tip. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the couch reviewing my math homework when the lock on the front door clicked and my mother walked in. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Are you really going to do math for the talent show?” he asks. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Sure, Charlese. You may start working in the office as soon as you pay the fines for the three library books and two math books you lost last year.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Slowly, we taught ourselves to read, write, and speak English, and to do math. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Who would actually want to be a math teacher? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I’d had science or math questions for school in the past, we’d sit down at the dining table and spread all my worksheets and equations and diagrams out in front of us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sending away your math tutor — that took real courage. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need some help studying for my math test tomorrow.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He has a funny expression on his face, like he’s doing math in his head. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Apple juice,” Fiona and I say together, and when Mom leaves, Fiona puts aside my newly organized binder and sets me up with paper, pencil, and my math book. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Not exactly my kind of reading, so I opened my math book. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So there I was, dressed in my shepherd-girl costume for the Christmas play after school, struggling to complete the math problem on the board while my fellow third-graders watched. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In the end, she told herself it was the math that decided her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was pre-enrolled in English, math, Spanish, physical education, social studies, and science. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When math club was over, Mr. Clifton let us eat the crackers. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Wow. You really do like math, don’t you?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know a whole lot about basketball, but it seemed way better than math anyway, so I figured Mr. Clifton was probably all right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The only subject I’m not sure about is math. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There was no way I could ask him for help in math at this point. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z They were also not inclined to put math into their philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z No one to talk to other than “Would you pass me that charcoal pencil?” in art class or “Are you done with the protractor?” in math. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Stay away from this kind of sentence: Opie’s math is as bad or worse than his English. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I could accidentally do math some more. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z "I finished grading your math tests. Only five of you passed." Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I hand the other math papers to her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t studied math since long division, and the concepts were unfamiliar. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the differences between the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different—that being good at math may also be rooted in a group’s culture. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I love numbers, and I love math. My brain is high-functioning when it comes to numbers. Um...actually, I’m a genius. A math genius.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But she figured he would at least know how to solve a fourth-grade math problem. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I’m in the middle of a story about our cute math teacher when Sonia reaches out and touches my hair, which hangs loose to my waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggle to understand her, especially since she’s speaking math—a language I’m already having trouble with. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z To get there, we have to walk all the way past the math and science classrooms and down the back stairway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I dropped out of all those math classes. I’m studying English now, like Daddy did.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent all of homeroom frantically doing my math homework. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I untied my shoes and placed them next to me—bottoms up, of course—until I finished my math. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z If anything, they came with more experience than the white women applicants, with many years of teaching experience on top of math or science degrees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She got in trouble for that sometimes in math class when the teacher would say, “Emma, honey, you have to show your work.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “He certainly knows as much math as you and Lanning together, since he can read minds. Give him his chance.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z There’s a history test and a math test. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “When I was a kid,” Mr. Clifton said, “I hated math. Hated it. Because I was bad at it, and because I thought it didn’t make any sense.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell Dante that his math had been a little off. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Her father sat across from her, drilling her with math problems. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “He said he had a lot of trouble giving you a thirty-four on your math test. It was all partial credit. If you don’t get your grades together you won’t even be on the team.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “But I guarantee you it isn’t a math book!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in math, and the teacher has this loose sole on his shoe, and every time he takes a step it makes the rudest noise you ever heard. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not very good at math. I think I...” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “It bites. Math hates me, and I hate math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He’d just have to bring his mad new math skills with him into the cave. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z After homeroom came English, then science, and right before lunch I had math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember, he’s not saying that the ability to finish the questionnaire and the ability to excel on the math test are related. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Can’t you take a math class that doesn’t need a calculator?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z So when Mr. Terupt announced our first math project, I was excited. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The first day with Mr. Daniels starts out okay because we have math in the morning and Mr. Daniels does this thing he calls the bus driver. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My mom asked what class we had and I said math, which wasn’t a total lie. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Georges,” Mr. Landau says as we’re filing out the door to math, “do you have a second?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wished the day would have started with something else, like math or science. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The first “another way” was the math problem. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I also wrote other things I needed to learn for school and things I wanted to know by heart, like spelling words, and math and grammar rules. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s not hard to see how Alex would get better at reading and math over the summer. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She has been taught what is sometimes called tic-tac-toe math, a different way of figuring algebra and other higher-level math for learning-disabled students. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Anywhere outside pure math, were in the territory of inductive reasoning. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Vincent takes classes in German, Dutch, math, history, geography, botany, zoology, gym—and drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I almost didn’t get an A in math, but then Mr. Carlo told me to stop asking “why?” all the time and just follow the formulas. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She might spend weeks calculating a pressure distribution without knowing what kind of plane was being tested or whether the analysis that depended on her math had resulted in significant conclusions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Math mystery solved: I got every answer “wrong” on my math assessment because I did not show my calculations. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But the idea that he thought I’d be able to do those math classes, maybe work on a spaceship someday, well, that made me feel awful good. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because after we had dealt with the math there would be something else. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Only when I tried to teach math, while Anatole was working with the older students, did they raise pandemonium. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you trying to engage me in a philosophical discussion so that you can miss part of math?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I opened my own math book and did the assignment. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like being given a maths problem when your brain’s exhausted, and you know there’s some far-off solution, but you can’t work up the energy even to give it a go. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The standards upheld by the women of West Computing set a floor for the possibilities of a new generation of girls with a passion for math and hopes for a career beyond teaching. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z My favorite book is A Brief History of Time, even though I haven’t actually finished it, because the math is incredibly hard and Mom isn’t good at helping me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There was too much evidence, too many fluttery feelings and daydreams in math class, and sweaty palms whenever she caught a glimpse of short dark hair in the school hallway. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In 2010, high school students in Shanghai, China’s largest city, finished first in an international standardized test of math, science, and reading proficiency given to students in sixty-five nations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “We could volunteer at homeless shelters and food banks. Or teach kids math. Or play board games at Mrs. Gilbert’s senior citizen complex and walk rescue dogs at the animal shelter...” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I like math. And art. I like to draw.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z So I go into a forum for math homework help. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a fastidious, precise man who ordinarily taught math but had been filling in for the regular art teacher. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood frozen with fear, probably straining all those math brain cells to calculate how big a wedgie he’d just earned himself. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He raises his eyebrows and shrugs like he can’t explain the coincidence that is my math grade. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When we walked into math today, Mr. Mason handed out a ten-page package, copied back to back, entitled “A Course Review.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Calder was digging in his locker for his math book. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He doesn't say formula or equation or math. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They drew imaginary subway maps and worked out math problems on a whiteboard the family kept in the breakfast nook. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until she started to get her things together that she realized her math book was missing; She looked all over the apartment but she couldn’t find it anywhere. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And it says things like Feed Toby or Do maths or Go to the shop to buy sweets. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As an example, he gave us a fifteen-minute math exam and had us correct it in class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The background in math of prospective elementary- school teachers is even worse; in many cases, nonexistent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She recently got an A on a math test,” my mother says. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z How had she done math problems and written essays when she was surrounded by people who might hurt her if they found out who she really was? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Monks needed math for two things: prayer and money. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Hairwoman: “Do you tell your math teacher you don’t believe that three times four equals twelve? Well, Hawthorne’s symbolism is just like multiplication—once you figure it out, it’s as clear as day.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Incidentally, I got a perfect on my math final last week. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Once outside, I realized I had forgotten a math book, but when I tried to get it, she blocked my way, telling me that I should go on with the others. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma could face down math problems that made Chess’s head hurt. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Jeavons said that I liked maths because it was safe. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As far as I knew, the last time Fang ever climbed anything was at the end of freshman year, one day prior to this mammoth math test. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I didn't make pep squad, and I'm, failing math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My only class without Fiona is math, and it’s the last period of the day. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z While I paused to cry and my math teacher passed me a box of tissues — do all the kids crack like robins’ eggs when they get hauled in here? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up and see our math teacher getting out of an SUV. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When his math teacher realized he was bored, she sent him off to do independent work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I would have preferred one on English and two on math, but luck was not on my side. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They just sat there at the front of the class and took notes and got As on all the math tests. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In the mid-1950s, a woman named Helen Willey led a successful charge to have every female computer with a math degree upgraded to mathematician, a title that automatically applied to men with the same credential. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Every other clue is tied to a number. To math.” she said, pacing in front of the trophy case. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And this is the girl who once told our entire math class she was related to Beyoncé and showed up the next day with Photoshopped pictures to prove it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Mitch: No. I asked my math teacher first period if we could wheel in a TV to watch it, but he said we had to review for the chapter test this week. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And given that we had math last period, we also knew that, while Thorp always locked the classroom after school, he usually left the supply room open. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They used slates for writing, and abacuses, weights, and measures for math. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Why, that’s—” she seemed to be doing the math in her head as she bent to retrieve it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Already late, I’d run to join my morning classes—math, English, biology, whatever. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But thinking about her own divorce, Dedd admits the math doesn’t always work out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That was in the middle of math class, while I was staring out the window as the class checked the homework I hadn’t done. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get your backpack. You can get at least three math problems done during the commercials.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I was wondering if you’d be willing to help me with math this year,” he said as he pushed a pile of soggy napkins around the table. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly Sergio was still riding the wave of his math award, giving the school a good name. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I told her I didn’t want to be in any math club, because math is the worst subject out of any subject in the school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z My 1st-period class is math, the only part of my day that I like. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He sang “The Colors of the Sun” along with his class, and he solved a math problem. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Lacking time to sit down and do the math, he estimated. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I can add, and subtract and multiply and divide. Cain’t do much more than that, though. You need somebody to do more math than that back there sorting out the celery and the onions?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was just about then that she finally remembered what had probably happened to her math book. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Select three of the terms from either list and give an example of how you might use that term to illustrate music concepts in addition to either a math or literacy concept. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then, I add, “She doesn’t need math, either.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Plus, my summer math packet sits unfinished in my backpack. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Whenever someone tells her how good I am at art, she reminds them that I’m good at science and math, too. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Sure,” she said calmly, as though she were explaining a math problem. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you, a math teacher? Just tell me the answer.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Just to make the day complete, we have a pop quiz in math. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I saw the poster because I was late for math,” Obie explained. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I sighed as I wrote out a math problem, nimbly holding the pencil between my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As kids came into homeroom, they joined Jake behind Mr. Keeney’s desk so they could watch the math whiz at work. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z When the warning bell rings, she tells me, “You will do great!” but it isn’t until math class is over that I believe her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Then correlate with math by switching to numbers. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z You always knew when you had the right answer in math. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I may just do that,” I tell her, because I’m making the connection between training to break a league record and training to ace a math test. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “She makes fun of me for not understanding this ‘baby class’ math,” Maddie continues. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z This philosophy—the interchangeability of music, math, and nature—led to the earliest Pythagorean model of the planets. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Courtney Speed still runs her grocery store, where she continues to teach local children to do math, and hopes to open a Henrietta Lacks Museum. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You know how much I hate math,” she says as we climb to the second floor. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z |
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