McKay Mathematics Tutoring

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-03/naplan-results-show-literacy-numeracy-skills-have-stalled/7683244?WT.tsrc=Facebook

NAPLAN: Literacy, numeracy skills stall The overall literacy and numeracy skills of Australian students have stalled, according to the latest data on the academic performance of schools.

Working to break down barriers of perception is so incredibly important for our future. We need everyone on board with these skills for the health and longevity of our society. That's why I support women in stem!

First step parents: Mathematics is not hard, It is a skill. One that takes time, attention and effort, but can give great rewards. It can empower you to create, teach you to be a problem solver, a quantitative and critical thinker. Children pick up on your cues and you saying something is hard means they believe it and that it will be too hard for them also.

Confidence comes from practice, but it also comes from you. Parents, family and friends. So next time Mathematics enters discussion with youth around consider carefully how you frame your experience as it could very well shape theirs.

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/07/low-math-confidence-discourages-female-students-pursuing-stem-disciplines

Low math confidence discourages female students from pursuing STEM disciplines Efforts to improve math teaching and student confidence could help women persist in STEM

NSW BoS changing the game with a greater focus on STEM and encouraging engaged, critical thinking in examinations. I don't now the full extent or implications yet, there is much reading to be done.

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/policy-research/stronger-hsc-standards/

Stronger HSC Standards - Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW

Our Public Schools do an amazing job considering the funding given to them and private schools continually achieve outstanding results, but grades and standardised testing can encourage student to pass tests, rather than learn and grow. I hope we see more research/ examples of this kind of open form system in the future that focuses on critical thinking. If it is proven to be viable and effective I would love to see this as the future of schooling.

No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down Pupils choose their own subjects and motivate themselves, an approach some say should be rolled out across Germany