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“What’s the point?” the question we hear from students all too frequently. “When am I ever going to need this?” “Do I really need to know trigonometry?” Tricky questions, and I never feel satisfied with the answers I give my pupils. Who knows when someone will use a trig ratio in later life, but that’s […]

… and the stats are in. My blog has been visited circa 20,000 times in 2015 – a number with which I’m quite impressed.  Thank you for your continued support and readership; it really does make a difference to know that someone is actually reading what I write. I hope to be a little more […]

Why do people climb mountains in Winter? Or go hill walking in Autumn? Those that do will tell you that it is for the challenge, the fresh air, the excitement. For the companionship if walking as a group, for the solitude if climbing alone. And, most of all, for the stunning views. They lie. On […]