This may seem like a strange concept, but math and creative writing are similar in my mind. When I was at CSU and told people I was getting a double major in Math and Creative Writing, the other students thought I was crazy.

Math abstractions and retellings

Math helps students learn to think abstractly. You’re not just learning how to add three cats plus two cats is five cats, you’re learning how to addany three plus two item. Algebra extends this abstraction from any item toany number. X pl...