Math: Harder than it looks
The disconnect between kids' opinion of their math classes ("easy") and their test scores — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
By The Week Staff | July 11, 2012
The learning gap
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37
Percent of fourth-graders who say math class is often or always "too easy"
49
Percent of fourth-graders who say math class is sometimes too easy
40
Percent of fourth-graders who were deemed "proficient" on the nation's standardized math test
Source: USA Today
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