Category Archives: Maths Fail

Nicky Morgan joins the club …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 12/12/2014

In this post I told the tale of how the Chancellor, George Osborne, ducked a maths question (posed by a seven year old) live on TV. Now our Education Secretary has joined this elite gang by refusing to answer: “What is the cube root of 125?” Admittedly a little trickier than the problem that foxed […]

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Maths Fail #4

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 30/09/2014

Is it a numeracy fail or a literacy fail? Yes 43% No 57% Related posts: Massive Maths FAIL Maths Fail #2 Maths Fail Fractions are hard

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Maths Fail #3

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 24/08/2014

I’m sure they didn’t mean it as a Venn Diagram, but it sure looks like a Venn Diagram, suggesting that Thomson Reuters values don’t contain much trust, partnership, innovation or performance. Oops! Related posts: Maths Fail #2 Percentage Soup Maths Fail Maths Fail #4

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George Osborne – What a turnip

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 03/07/2014

George Osborne – The Chancellor -probably the second most powerful politician in the country. And a prize turnip, too. He was asked, by a seven year old boy: What’s seven times eight Our intrepid leader refused to answer, replying: I’ve made it a rule in life not to answer a whole load of maths questions […]

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The Nations Numeracy …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 29/05/2014

… a lament. May half term. And its raining. But never mind, I’m sat enjoying a leisurely breakfast of toast & marmite, and listening to Radio 5 – Live, a simple pleasure, but one that I enjoy in my hols. Today’s discussion and phone in is about smoking, and whether the cost of a packet […]

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