The case for practical maths?
A New York Times Op-Ed piece makes the case for maths for life, and not just for the classroom. The article’s authors, Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, argue strongly in favour of a maths curriculum that exists in relation to the science, engineering, finance (and so on) that it serves every day, and they say [...]
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Young children may learn better by exploring and playing, rather than being instructed, according to new research. How do these findings work with Maths-Whizz and young Maths-Whizzers?
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Maths teaching is not profession we associate with glamour, or influence, let alone popularity. But maybe it should be.
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An OECD report has indicated the importance of maths for a healthy economy: “The level of mathematical knowledge among the general population was found to have a direct relation to Gross Domestic Product.”
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Regular readers of the Whizz blog will know that some things have a habit of getting up the God of Whizz‘s nose, and coverage of mathematics in the media is one such.
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