Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Math problems take on new meaning in this class that combines rhymes and verse with math instruction. ra2studio via Getty Images I ...

Cohen, who has taught mathematics at the City College of New York, Drexel University, Widener University and Philadelphia University, says that as a child, “I never thought that I would be a writer,” ...

Reading poetry to learn math? On a recent afternoon, students at Darlington Elementary School did just that as children’s author Greg Tang used rhymes, puzzles and games aimed at making it easier to ...

What prompted the idea for the course? I have always enjoyed writing poetry. As a high school mathematics teacher, I recall telling my students that everything is and can be connected to math, even ...