Maths Works

https://www.smh.com.au/education/i-feel-like-i-deserved-it-sydney-students-achieve-perfect-ib-score-20200103-p53onc.html

'I feel like I deserved it': Sydney students achieve perfect IB score Hard work is in Christyon Hayek's DNA. And it has paid off for the Trinity Grammar student.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-17/2019-prime-ministers-science-prizes-cheryl-praeger-venetoclax/11608390?fbclid=IwAR0ovmQNtid3MskBCH_tpVHD3f3M4quBV4gefT38sHllWFOKz_QsRX7VJRQ

Do the maths: Women winners dominate at the Prime Minister's science awards Professor Cheryl Praeger received the $250,000 prize at Parliament House alongside other award winners in research, innovation and teaching.

Happy New Year folks!

Our second most liked meme of 2019.

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Review of Logarithm Laws More resources available at www.misterwootube.com

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/feels-like-it-s-all-a-dream-46-students-get-highest-possible-atar-of-99-95-20191217-p53kpf.html?fbclid=IwAR2k_KR3oRLLMmUE9hjfkrQuEWsRUFEhVbbaqqP-WfRwpuDQcTuqVUkPYwY

'Feels like it's all a dream': 46 students get highest possible ATAR of 99.95 Jocelin Shing-Yan Hon is one of only 46 students - 16 of them girls - across the state to get the highest possible ATAR of 99.95 this year.

Mistakes are painful:

https://theconversation.com/i-had-an-idea-in-the-1980s-and-to-my-surprise-it-changed-education-around-the-world-126519

I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world There are two types of knowledge – we've evolved to acquire the first naturally; we need schools for the second. Cognitive load theory explains how to teach knowledge we don't automatically get.

"Everytime when I'm on the edge of giving up, I remember why I started from the very beginning.
I remember all the effort I exerted. The years I spent. The memories I made. The moments I was tired but I stepped a step forwards.

I remember it all and I become stronger."
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[Illustration: Naya Ismael]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-04/top-ranking-education-systems-in-world-arent-there-by-accident/11766042

The top ranking education systems in the world aren't there by accident. Here's how Australia can climb up Hong Kong and Singapore did not stumble into PISA success by chance. They did it by design. And we can do it too.