Math in the Arts

The article "Young Children Learn Math Through The Arts" by Doug Herbert, takes a look at a new approach to teaching math, specifically to children of preschool age.  There is a new approach that uses the arts to help students build a better understanding of math. It had students looking at the world around them and discovering how math is everywhere.  Math is usually a tough subject for students and we often see them struggle throughout their education.  This approach seems like a great way to make math real and practical.  As a former math teacher, I always struggled to relate the math to the students lives.  When students understand why you are doing something and how it relates to their world they have more of a reason to learn and apply the math.  This new way to teaching math to preschoolers would help to give students a good foundation to begin learning math and help them to relate it to their life.