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The best math lesson for children might be happening at your kitchen table, shows study

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The best math lesson for children might be happening at your kitchen table, shows study

In the minds of many people, math lives in the classroom-on blackboards, in textbooks, and in tests. New research from Amber Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University's College of Community and Public Affairs, shows how math is happening all around us, especially at home, and that families don't even realize the role they play in how children experience mathematics.

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