This is an excerpt from The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe by Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau.

Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining geometry, algebra, statistics and other math concepts into a catch-all subject called integrated math.

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Teachers from as far away as the Arctic Circle are traveling to Colorado to learn a new way of teaching math. They are part of a summer school unlike any other.

“The math is telling us that when we begin to fracture rocks, however we do it, whether we do it randomly or deterministically, there is only a certain set of possibilities,” said Furbish.

Today, I want to start with a much broader question: What do we really know about how to teach math to children? The answer is not all that much—and what little we do know is highly contested.

Parents often worry whether their children are reaching educational milestones when they should. Here are some guidelines to help you know what kids should learn and when.