I came across this great little story today - A maths lecturer was teaching Algebra in the Air Force, where it was his duty to force sleepy young recruits to stay awake for an hour of maths at 8:00 in the morning in a large, warm, dimly-lit auditorium. One day, he came...
We came across this nice story about a teacher who asked his pupils to write a story about 13 x 2. As the boy was leaving his class, he handed in his story to the teacher and apologised. The teacher asked why he was apologising and he said "I have written...
I came across this interesting story while browsing the internet and thought it would be good to share - for those of you who haven't heard of it already! This story is about a young German boy, solving a maths problem at school, quite a few years ago!! Here's the story ...
I have just seen this article published by The Telegraphs Social Affairs Editor - John Bingham. Self-confidence: the secret of success in modern Britain 123maths primary goal is to build confidence around maths. This study shows that developing self conviction in numeracy at an early age can benefit immensely throughout the latter years of education....
Games are a great fun way to build on learning, and will complement and enhance your 123maths program. Here are our top ten educational games for your Christmas shopping list. PLYT - a fast paced numeracy game pitting players of all ages and abilities against each other in a race to the centre square. Maths Mat - Imagine...
Maths often suffers from an undeserved reputation of being boring, and not relevant to normal life, but nothing could be further from the truth! It's easy for us as adults to overlook the maths we use on a daily basis, but practising maths in everyday situations could hold the key to your child's understanding of fractions,...
Where does dyslexia start and personality begin? Kara Toynton, she of Strictly fame, presented a programme that was on BBC3 just before Christmas. I don't think it got a great deal of publicity, but it looks into the reasons why some people are dyslexic. The programme investigates the associated difficulties pupils with...
What's the best way to spend the Pupil Premium? Is it on more Teaching Assistants? One-to-one tuition? The Sutton Trust has released research on the most effective ways to spend the Pupil Premium, the extra money given by the Government to support poorer pupils. It made very interesting reading. The...
Our specialism at Power of 2 is supporting students who struggle to learn maths. Recently we've been looking into 'Hinge questions', the idea that asking important assessment questions half-way through a lesson can make a major impact on learning. 'Hinge questions' stem from the idea that it's vital to have the...
A recent report calls for an end to being bad at maths being seen as a "badge of honour" if poor numeracy skills among England's adults are to be tackled. The NIACE report on Adult Numeracy makes 7 recommendations and is worth a look if you're involved in maths education...
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