researchED Auckland 2018
Isn't it crazy that, in 2018, we're still "working out what works" in Education? In…
Category: Primary
We can be better at maths
I'm a huge fan of Jim Mora, so it was a pleasure to be invited…
Maths I Can Do – a maths version of Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
It turns out Ed Sheeran's number knowledge is not so bad, but subtraction is his…
What are National Standards worth when our 10-year-olds are the worst in the world at multiplication?
Teachers and parents would naturally think that if a child is at or above the…
Have New Zealand’s TIMSS maths scores really improved?
If we include the published margins of error, we see overlapping bands of achievement rather than increasing lines from 2010 to 2014.
MCAT (Mathematical Crisis, the Awful Truth) 2016
A systemic failure in mathematics education is playing out before our very eyes.
The primary maths issue that won’t go away
Oh dear, it's that pesky maths problem that won't go away, no matter how much…
Leaving a legacy worth billions
I have said very little in public about the New Zealand flag referendum, apart from…
What are the chances of completing a Disney-Pixar Domino Stars collection from a fixed number of packets?
It’s a strange thing for a mathematical person to say, but some people are luckier…
What about the children?
Over the past two weeks, there has been a flurry of public discussion about primary…