Comments on: The Playground/Math Association http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/the-playgroundmath-association/ 12 tables, 24 chairs, and plenty of chalk Thu, 30 May 2013 02:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gum and Math: Is there a connection? REALLY? « 360 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/the-playgroundmath-association/#comment-2205 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:56:10 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=2271#comment-2205 [...] and Math: Is there a connection? REALLY? By Ξ Last week I was all excited about an article showing a connection between schools with playgrounds and higher math scores.  As it happens, at the very same time there was another a news report about higher test scores.  [...]

]]> By: Ξ http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/the-playgroundmath-association/#comment-2192 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:51 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=2271#comment-2192 That’s a good question about math education paying off faster than English…I wonder if the learning curves (?) for those are different. The article also mentions that better playgrounds could be reflective of something like more parental involvement, or a nicer atmosphere for learning. And actually, now that I think about it, better playgrounds don’t always translate to more recess [something which appears to be in short supply these days].

Still, it may be physical activity during the day helps with learning in a (statistically) significant way.

]]> By: Chris http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/the-playgroundmath-association/#comment-2186 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:51:32 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=2271#comment-2186 Perhaps the schools that can afford new playgrounds can also afford better teachers. And I guess math education pays off faster than English?

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