Socratica Foundation

08/15/2022

When do students learn algebra? It depends on where they live! How do students in China compare with those in the United States? Why does Quebec perform better than the other Canadian provinces?

https://www.socratica.org/post/when-do-students-learn-algebra-around-the-world

One night, the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes was staring at a fly on his ceiling. (Ain’t no party like a mathematician’s party … we think it’s safe to say he leaned toward the introverted side.) He wanted to be able to describe this fly — or anything, really — give...

04/07/2022

"Math anxiety is NOT a psychological disorder, and it need not be a lifelong impediment to learning and even enjoying math as a subject and discipline."

In our latest blog - Addressing Math Anxiety - we explore an important topic for students of all ages.

My first question when researching this topic — is math anxiety even a thing? — yielded somewhat surprising results. Like disco and gas rationing, the phrase “math anxiety” was a meme in the late 1970s, and just as quickly, fell out of fashion.Just look at its precipitous rise and steady dec...

04/04/2022

If you've ever wondered about putting the Socrates back in his titular method, this post has you covered. Did you experience formal Socratic teaching methods in your education? Do you use them as an educator (or parent, or oracle)?

https://bit.ly/socraticaorg-socratic-method

01/16/2022

💌 The first issue of our monthly newsletter, "Socratica Shares" is about to go out. In it we share:

3️⃣ 3 good things
3️⃣ 3 updates on our campaigns (literacy, numeracy, critical thinking)

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01/12/2022

Hello and welcome to the Socratica Foundation!

We are a nonprofit dedicated to creating forward-looking K-12 content for students around the globe. Our educational materials will help prepare the students of today for the world of tomorrow.

11/20/2021

Hello, and welcome to the Socratica Foundation!