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In defence of mathematics
Simon Jenkins is arguing on the Guardian website that learning mathematics in school is a waste of time. In exactly those words. He starts off by criticising a recent study (PDF) by Reform. The study is mostly critical of mathematics teaching in the UK, concluding that it compares unfavourably with many other developed and developing […]
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Tags: Curriculums, Euler's Formula, Mandelbrot Set, Mathematics & Statistics, Pythagoras' Theorem, School, Teaching, The Guardian