Stop saying "Just add zeros"!
I wish primary school teachers would stop teaching students that you just add zeros when multiplying by multiples of 10. It often leads...
Using only one hand?
I have noticed this year that very curiously many young students are doing maths with one hand on the side of their seat while the other...
Learning Maths is Multi-faceted
This year's TIMSS international maths assessment results for 9 and 13 year old students shows a decline in NZ children's mathematics...
Quick tests for Divisibility
Number 2 If the number is even it is always divisible by 2. Number 3 If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by 3 then the...
Asking Questions in Maths Class
There are three main reasons why students don't ask questions in the school maths classroom: Students who have very little knowledge or...
Tutoring pre-exposures content
One aspect and an advantage of getting tutoring for a child or teen who does not find a subject easy is that the tutor can explain the...
But you don't count zero!
It is a curious thing that several students this year (two Year 8 and one Year 11 and all from different schools) have told me that "you...
Everything is easy when you know how!
Sometimes students who have been struggling to "grasp a maths concept" suddenly say with a laugh, "Oh that's actually quite easy". I...
The Fraction Line
It is amazing how many students don't know this.......A key concept about fractions (as students get past halves, thirds and quarters) is...