NAPLAN is under fire again. āOutdatedā and āinappropriateā are words used to describe the aims of NAPLAN in a recent UNSW study. Many of us parents can relate to the many ānegative outcomesā kids experience ā like stress and anxiety!Ā ...
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Eleven surprisingly mathematical careers to inspire students for World Mathematics Day – opinion
So your kids arenāt super excited by the prospect of becoming a statistician or a maths teacher. Perfectly understandable, but you donāt need to do away with maths just yet ā it might still be the ticket to their dream ...
More »The sum of all fears: how maths anxiety is crippling our kids – opinion
Forget snakes and spiders. In primary school, my biggest fear was long division. I still vividly remember the feeling. A gut-wrenching stress triggered by symbols that refused to make sense, numbers that seem to appear from nowhere, and concepts that ...
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