2 Sep 17 mathmoconsulting 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…
2 Sep 17 mathmoconsulting 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…
29 Nov 16 mathmoconsulting 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.
22 Sep 16 mathmoconsulting MCAT (Mathematical Crisis, the Awful Truth) 2016 A systemic failure in mathematics education is playing out before our very eyes.
5 May 16 mathmoconsulting 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…
4 Apr 16 mathmoconsulting Leaving a legacy worth billions I have said very little in public about the New Zealand flag referendum, apart from…
17 Jun 15 mathmoconsulting What about the children? Over the past two weeks, there has been a flurry of public discussion about primary…
12 Jun 15 mathmoconsulting Open letter to Hon Hekia Parata MP, Minister of Education Dear Minister Parata, I write in response to your speech at the launch of the…
4 Jun 15 mathmoconsulting Live interview on TVNZ’s Breakfast "As an (old) ex teacher I absolutely applaud your appearance and comments on Breakfast TV…
30 May 15 mathmoconsulting Kiwi kids are failing to grasp maths fundamentals Pardon the cynicism, but why on earth would the Ministry of Education release a report…