Too Many Children Leave School Without Maths Skills for Life
Wendy Jones
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Posted 23.07.2012
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UK Universities & Education
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Too much teaching is seen as getting students through tests rather than giving them a real understanding of what maths is about and so preparing them for the next stage of education, work and life. Teachers have become more aware of the need to improve students' problem-solving and investigative skills, but rarely integrate that into the way children learn.
