Failing exercises in Maths-Whizz
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our children could always pass the animated exercises in Maths-Whizz and go on to pass the tests that follow! I’m speaking now as both a parent and an employee of Whizz. Unfortunately, of course, the little darlings stumble from time to time. Now that we have literally thousands of [...]
Read the whole postAre primary teachers THIS bad at maths?
The Daily Telegraph takes a look at the apparently terrible maths skills of primary teachers. A test administered by researchers for Channel 4′s Dispatches programme found that: Only four out of 10 teachers could work out that 2.1 per cent of 400 is 8.4. Only a third knew that 1.4 divided by 0.1 is 14, [...]
Read the whole postMaths just got spooky!
Just in time for Hallowe’en, a spooky theme has been added to the Maths-Whizz bedroom! Students logging into our online math tutor this weekend until Tuesday will get a seasonal treat with a rolling pumpkin head, cobwebbed corners, and rolls of thunder beyond the window. Whizzers can get a fright with some of our witch-themed [...]
Read the whole postAre teachers scared of numbers?
BBC News online reported yesterday that primary school teachers are: often scared of basic numeracy and should be required to study English and maths at A-level …according to a report by the moderate conservative Politeia think-tank. The report, titled ‘Teachers Matter’ focuses on entry standards for teachers. An author, David Burghes, of the University of [...]
Read the whole postMoviegoing Maths Teachers
I’d heard there was some kind of film awards event in America over the weekend (The Olivers, The Oreos, The Otters?). And whilst I don’t really keep up to date with hip young swingers like Sophia Loren and Ben Kingsley (concerning myself instead with matters maths tutoring), I do like to keep a toe in [...]
Read the whole postJoined-Up Teachers
Joined-Up Teachers is part 3 of Rob Eastaway’s excellent three part essay on maths and teaching (which we featured earlier in the year), and it’s now online. Joined-Up Teachers looks at the fact that there are many different types of maths teacher, and many of them, maybe even tens of millions (if you count all the [...]
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