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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:

Kids are raised differently now

Kids are more distracted now

Math anxiety has never been stronger

Mental health challenges are more common

Math feels irrelevant

The value of grades has changed

Learned helplessness

Adults are more anxious too

School hasn't caught up to reality

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