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I Taught It… So Why Don’t They Remember?? Tackling Retention in Math From the District Office to the Classroom
You poured your heart into teaching a key math concept—and a student tells you they’ve never even heard of it. Sound familiar?
In this episode, hosts Yvette Lehman and Jon Orr explore one of the most frustrating challenges in math instruction: retention. Why does it feel like students forget everything they’ve learned? And more importantly, what can we actually do about it? Through the lens of a school we support, we dig into one team’s evolving plan to increase student retention—without overhauling their entire curriculum. Spoiler: it starts with strategic spiraling, cumulative assessment…
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