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Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

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It’s a standard conversation between math students and teachers all around the world: Student: “Why do I need to know this stuff anyway?” Teacher: “Because it will show up on the SAT and you need it ...