November 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Solution to Gambling Problems? 🎲
I love a good night out to the Casino; throwing money i don’t have, on a risky bet with nothing but high hopes of a win. Its an amazing feeling walking away from any game in the casino with a profit; Roulette however, is especially dramatic to come away with a win. This is due to […] Continue reading
November 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Sport ⚽️
Science and maths are beginning to appear more and more within sport games. Especially, the worlds most popular sport, football. Football is such a competitive sport and thousands of people rely on this as a career. The money factor of football increases the significant value and seriousness of the sport. Going from a range of manager’s jobs, professionals wages to […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths as a Language? 📖
Far too often I hear people associating maths as numbers and languages with words and speaking. As I read into discovering maths more, I realise that this is not the case and it can have an impact on how children learn. Liping Ma’s discovery has taught to be cautious about the words i use while […] Continue reading
November 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Horology – Importance of Time 🕑
Horology is defined by the art or science of measuring time, such as watchmaking. Horology is a complex process which is full of mathematical processes in order to succeed in creating an accurate watch. Ilan Vardi describes mathematics as language with the use of equations and formulas however what distinguishes it from other subjects is the […] Continue reading
October 23, 2017
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Comments Off on Stop Bullying
I came across this video on facebook and found it really inspiring to keep in my blog. One thing i am fearful for working in a school is dealing with the problem of bullying. I find it very upsetting seeing a child getting hurt and lacking confidence due to someone else’s verbal comments. After viewing […] Continue reading
October 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Abacus- Important or Not?
An Abacus is one of the first counting devices invented and I was intrigued why it was used? It is a simple wooden/ plastic framed tools with beads used to show a visual representative of place value and assist addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It can be used as a calculator by sliding the beads […] Continue reading
September 26, 2017
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Comments Off on Fun in a Maths Class?
Maths is much more than boring equations full of numbers! Mathematics is bursting with shapes, patterns, science, history, art, the list is goes on. so why do we just assume that maths is challenging sums? Islamic art is a perfect example of how maths links with other subjects. As Eddie explained how angles and shapes […] Continue reading
September 26, 2017
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Comments Off on First Step in Discovering Maths….
….MATHS IS EVERYWHERE! I could honestly say i tried very hard to avoid maths as soon as I walked out of school two years ago. But, stepping back into a module of discovering maths, its brought my realisation that i physically cannot escape the “terrifying fears” that comes with mathematics. No, maths isn’t really that […] Continue reading
February 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Teaching Science
Prior to our input with Richard on science, we were all to prepare a 2-minute science demonstration to show to our group. There were great ideas which can stem great lesson plans for the children in the classroom. This picture shows the “lava-lamp” experiment, the oil and water demonstrates to the children that materials don’t always mix due […] Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Learning through Dance
I thoroughly enjoyed our experience of dance on Friday morning. I had always had the idea of having fun exciting lessons with the children but wasn’t exactly sure on how to carry out a lesson effectively. I feel more confident to take a class like this now, I believe dance is important to engage with […] Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Perspectives on Racism
I have always been interested in the topics of Racism as I struggle to believe the cruelty that once went on in the 18th, early 19th century, especially in America. I studied the African Americans stories of segregation and discrimination for my higher history exam, so I knew quite a bit about the racism that […] Continue reading
September 25, 2016
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Comments Off on One Eye Opening Adventure.
I’m sorry that this is a long story but it’s very important to me and if you reach the end, thank you very much for your time. I have always had the ambition to help vulnerable people. Seeing the improvements made in others that you assisted with, gives the most rewarding feeling. I struggle to […] Continue reading
September 22, 2016
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Comments Off on Equality is Key.
In our values module workshop on Tuesday, I felt a great change of perspective. I was unaware what the true lesson was throughout the workshop and as the secret was revealed, it really set an impression on me. As we were split into 4 groups of roughly 9 students, I was in group 2 and was prepared for a […] Continue reading
September 14, 2016
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Comments Off on Why Teaching?
Why teaching? Prior to starting University, I had often been asked why I wanted to do teaching. Other people’s perspectives tend to be that it can be such a stressful and frustrating job; which I have no doubt that it may be. My reply to they’re question would usually be based around the fact that […] Continue reading
