Category Archives: Maths Fail

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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A cute angel

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 26/05/2014

Many years ago I set a test and one of the questions asked the pupils to Draw an acute angle and I received many correct answers: an angle between 0 and 90 degrees. But one student drew me a wonderful picture, like the one above, of a cute angel. An easy mistake to make, and […]

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Maths Fail #2

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 10/07/2013

Oops!   Related posts: Maths Fail #3 Percentage Soup Maths Fail #4 Maths Fail #5

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Maths Fail

By A Maths Teacher | Published: 22/06/2013

Saw these ten math(sic) fails … and was reminded of this: … that I found last year. It can be quite tricky, this maths stuff. (Don’t worry Argos – I’ll be singing your praises in a week or so when I introduce my readers to the “Argos Game”) Related posts: Covid 19 stats, part 4 […]

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