Thursday, July 23, 2009

Education Resource - Teacher Education

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Pupils' maths performance has improved

Every primary school should have a maths specialist and parents should have a less negative attitude to the subject, a government review says.

An interim report by Sir Peter Williams says the UK is one of the few developed nations where it is acceptable to say you are "useless at maths".

Such attitudes will not help children see maths as an essential and rewarding part of their daily lives, it says.

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