However, you never know when you’ll need to do quick math, and the Japanese multiplication method (also called multiply-by-lines) can help you figure out the answer simply by counting.

You probably learned multiplication through the longform method that involves "carrying" over different digits. These days, many elementary school students learn to multiply using the "box method ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math.