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By A Maths Teacher | Published: 10/11/2012

Its the 10th of November 2012. 10/11/12 … and that won’t happen again for another hundred years. Enjoy the day! Related posts: Palindromic, Prime and Other Dates 12 12 12 Percentages A Day So Good …

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Angry Owl or Kissing Fish?

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 07/11/2012
Angry Owl or Kissing Fish?

Take two straight lines:   and have them cross:   The opposite angles are equal:     We often show that angles are the same by marking them with a dot, and we always mark angles we’re interested in with an arc inside the angle.   But when we do that, we left with a […]

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A Friday Thinker

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 02/11/2012
Multipication puzzle

Multiplication – an important skill. There’s many different ways to multiply, but I prefer the good old fashioned method. Whilst not necessarily easy for all, most children do find a method of multiplication that works for them. But that’s only half the story. Can you work backwards, being given part of the question and part […]

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The Law’s an ass …

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 26/10/2012
The law's and ass, and so is David Laws

… and so is David Laws. David Laws, the Government Minister (who, it should be remembered, has only recently returned to the cabinet after it was discovered that he was fiddling MP expenses to the tune of £40,000+) has said that teachers are not encouraging their pupils to aim high enough. There is a lot […]

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I work with geniuses!

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 20/10/2012
Albert Einstein - Genius!

Every day I get to work with geniuses.  They often don’t yet know they are a genius, and they’ve still to hit the heights of Einstein, but nevertheless, I am, on a daily basis, struck by the brilliance and intuitive thought of those I teach. I’ve recently been doing some work with a class, encouraging […]

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