
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A NEW EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BESTSELLER'Well-researched and provides positive solutions' Times Educational Supplement In The Elephant in the Classroom, Jo Boaler outlines what has gone wrong in mathematics education, identifying the problems facing children in classrooms today. How can children be prepared for the mathematics they will need in the future? They need to be taught to be quantitatively literate, to think flexibly and creatively and how to problem solve.Jo Boaler offers concrete solutions for parents and teachers that will revolutionise children's experience with maths. Along with practical teaching activities, strategies and questions that can transform a child's mathematical future, she shares a range of free and accessible online resources. 'Has attracted an enthusiastic and vocal fan club among mums, dads and professionals' Daily Telegraph
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Understanding the Urgency
- 1 / What is Maths?
- 2 / What’s going wrong in classrooms?
- 3 / A Vision for a Better Future
- 4 / Banishing the Monsters
- 5 / Making ‘Low Ability’ Children.
- 6 / Paying the price for sugar and spice?
- 7 / Key Strategies and Ways of Working
- 8 / Giving Children the Best Mathematical Start in Life
- 9 / Moving to a More Positive Future
- Appendix
- Index
- Copyright
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