For me, maths is probably one of my weaker subjects. Not because I can’t do it, but more because I find it the least enjoyable. I’m probably most feared to teach maths because I am not very confident in the subject.

Throughout Primary School there wasn’t a subject that I particularly didn’t enjoy. I was one of those children who was quite competitive and wanted to be the best at everything. I tried my hardest at everything in Primary School but as soon as I hit High School everything changed. The subjects started to get more difficult and I couldn’t keep up with everyone that was in the top groups. I slowly started to slip down and then I realised I wasn’t actually as good as I thought at Maths. From there on, Maths became a chore to me and I became completely uninterested in the subject.

To be quite honest, I wasn’t actually looking forward to our input on Maths but after coming out of it I felt much more confident and enthusiastic than when I went in. We use maths every single day and we probably don’t even realise. We use it when we are cooking, cleaning, exercising. These are just a few examples but the list is endless. We also use Maths in the classroom not just when doing a Maths lesson. It is used in Art, Geography, History, P.E, Science and probably in many other subjects.

Maths really is all around us, and it is our role as a teacher to ensure that we identify and exploit the mathematics in the environment.