mathophobia

It's also an issue to do with the curriculum wars (content versus process, or whatever), our social mathophobia (bad jokes at staff meetings about mathematicians by humanities teachers who have become adminstrators) and the whites falling behind the asians in international maths competitions (China and India will soon take over the world)

Archive 2008-02-01 Bill Kerr 2008

It's also an issue to do with the curriculum wars (content versus process, or whatever), our social mathophobia (bad jokes at staff meetings about mathematicians by humanities teachers who have become adminstrators) and the whites falling behind the asians in international maths competitions (China and India will soon take over the world)

what is maths? Bill Kerr 2008

Some countries do value maths but mathophobia is also a prominent world wide trend.

maths education crisis in Australia - the long tail of underachievement Bill Kerr 2008

Instead of mathophobia Papert hopes to create a mathsland where it will be natural to learn maths, like learning to speak French in France.

Archive 2008-05-01 Bill Kerr 2008

Instead of mathophobia Papert hopes to create a mathsland where it will be natural to learn maths, like learning to speak French in France.

genetic epistemology Bill Kerr 2008

I had already approached Deleuze via his engagement with differential calculus and found Badiou's celebration of mathematics a welcome move in a world of Continental philosophy dominated by mathophobia and German romanticism.

Larval Subjects . 2009

the problem of the low and declining subject expertise in many of those who apply to teach the problem of hard to staff disadvantaged schools mathophobia - some primary teachers can't do grade 5 maths according to one expert the long tail of under achievement in Australian schools

teacher training Bill Kerr 2008

mathophobia amongst many students and teachers - see the incredible quote below that many primary teachers can't do grade 5 maths

Archive 2008-02-01 Bill Kerr 2008

mathophobia amongst many students and teachers - see the incredible quote below that many primary teachers can't do grade 5 maths

curriculum reform will not improve education without quality teachers Bill Kerr 2008

the problem of the low and declining subject expertise in many of those who apply to teach the problem of hard to staff disadvantaged schools mathophobia - some primary teachers can't do grade 5 maths according to one expert the long tail of under achievement in Australian schools

Archive 2008-02-01 Bill Kerr 2008