Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has an eye-opening way to answer.

And for math fanatic and BYU math education professor Doug Corey, Pi Day is the perfect day to celebrate the real-life application of math.

The thing is — our students aren’t asking us when the particular math concept they’re learning can potentially be used by a human on this planet. What they’re really asking is when will they actually ...

Student Engagement Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life From teaching job skills to connecting with computer science, K-12 math instruction is changing to better captivate students. By Daniel ...

The problem, the study suggests, is that there’s no bridge between math learned in school and math encountered in real-life situations.