Maths teaching: “Oh dear”
Tuesday, February 23rd. I loved maths at school. I studied it to A-level and enjoyed the more mathematical aspects of my degree. I think that, as a country, it would be better if there were many more people who enjoyed the subject and felt confident with it. However, I was deeply uncomfortable on watching Channel 4’s two-part Dispatches programme, “Kids Can’t Count”, which finished last night. My unhappiness centred not on what was revealed – the problems/challenges facing maths teaching have been known for a long time – but with the nature of the reporting. Having been prepared to give the programme the benefit ofRead More →