This month's tidbits Archived Columns Articles Dear Madeleine . In school, math is taught grade by grade, unit by unit.
First graders learn with first graders, and seventh graders learn with seventh graders.
That's not how we do things at Newton's Window. We believe that first graders can explore with fourth graders, and twelfth graders can be as challenged by a simple number exploration as a second grader. And we believe that parents and grandparents can join right in, regardless of what they remember. In the Newton's Window Weekly Math Challenge , you might say that we're going to mix it up. This is designed to let them see the big stuff - and to look forward to getting there.