Linda Galligan, The Guardian, 13 June 2014
When was the last time you had to convert currency? Easier to Google it, right? But if you seek help all the time, you’ll never know how to solve problems in other situations.
At a time when we appear to need both a general population and a professional workforce to be highly numerate, the reverse appears to be happening. A recent report from the Australian mathematical sciences institute says that 54% of Australians have only basic numeracy skills, and that 40% of year 7-10 maths classes are taught without a qualified maths teacher.
Read more on The Guardian website.
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