Author Archives: A Maths Teacher

They think its all over …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 23/10/2014

My Year Nines bundled into my classroom this morning with even more excitement than normal.  I attributed this extra energy to a combination of the high winds as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo battered our sceptered isle and the imminent prospect of the half term holiday. But I was wrong. One of the students had […]

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A Good Question

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 08/10/2014

So half my Year Eleven’s are missing, out on a Geography field trip. No point starting anything new, time to whip out some trusty revision material – “20 Homework Quickies” if I remember correctly. 20 short questions on a range of GCSE topics: 3x + 4 = 5 x – 2,  write 0.00012345 in Standard […]

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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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New Logos!

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 07/09/2014

I’ve had some new logos made by a bloke on Fivrr. I like them, do you? Which one is your favourite? Related posts: 243 – My new favourite number My favourite prime My favourite curve Radians

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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 What makes a good school? Holy Venn Diagram A niche joke

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