Singapore Maths: Philosophy, Culture & Context
Interesting article on the But Is It On The Test blog regarding the philosophy, culture and context of Singapore Maths and how it has transformed the status of Maths education …
Letters Between John and Ruth 1974: Another Game Created
I can’t read these letters between my father and Ruth Walker from 1974 without a) wondering at the old school way things got done ‘back in the day’ and b) …
Hannah Fry: A Little History Lesson Maybe
Dear Hannah We have not met. I suspect we will never meet. In the event that we did ever meet we could share our ‘stories’ about learning our Times Tables. …
Hull Schools Educational TV
Interesting how instrumental the Remedial Education article became. In the early 1960’s John was featured in the Hull Daily Mail demonstrating the use of CCTV (Educational TV Service) in a …
Mathematics Teaching: Games For Mathematics
Published in 1993 in the Mathematics Teaching Conference Report the article discussed the value of ‘good games’ being introduced into the mathematics curriculum, and used two of our games as …
Modern Mathematics for the Older Slower Learner
Published in 1968 (Volume 3, Number 1) Remedial Education: Journal of the National Association for Remedial Education. The article revisited an old friend The Human Computer (1963) and looked once …
Go For Goal: Thank You Letters 1984
These are some the thank you letters mentioned in Ruth Walkers Letter reporting back on the success of Go For Goal. Gareth was the son of Enid a teacher at …