9 surprising reasons math scores are dropping

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Everyone’s always ranting and raving about why student math scores are dropping, but are they focusing on the wrong reasons?

In today's episode, Vanessa details some factors that often get overlooked:

1. Kids are raised differently now
2. Kids are more distracted now
3. Math anxiety has never been stronger
4. Mental health challenges are more common
5. Math feels irrelevant
6. The value of grades has changed
7. Learned helplessness
8. Adults are more anxious too
9. School hasn't caught up to reality

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