{"id":41,"date":"2015-08-29T13:38:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T13:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2015-08-29T13:38:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T13:38:52","slug":"mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/?page_id=41","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">Mathematics includes specific aspects of numeracy which will be developed both in mathematics and through activities in other areas of the curriculum.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Putting mathematical knowledge and understanding to constructive use has been one of the decisive factors in shaping societies.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">Engineering, science, technology and business rely upon mathematics and continue to find new applications for mathematics.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">Cultural development and artistic endeavour are influenced by mathematics.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">Each of us uses mathematical skills and concepts in everyday life.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">To face the challenges of the 21st century, each young person needs to have confidence in using mathematical skills, and Scotland needs both specialist mathematicians and a highly numerate population.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Learning through mathematics enables children and young people to:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>develop essential numeracy skills, including arithmetical skills\u00a0which allow them to participate fully in society<\/li>\n<li>develop a secure understanding of the concepts, principles and processes of mathematics and apply these in different contexts, including the world of work<\/li>\n<li>have an understanding of the application of mathematics, its impact on our society past and present, and its potential for the future<\/li>\n<li>establish firm foundations for further specialist learning, including for those who will be the mathematicians of the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mathematics includes specific aspects of numeracy which will be developed both in mathematics and through activities in other areas of the curriculum. &nbsp; Putting mathematical knowledge and understanding to constructive use has been one of the decisive factors in shaping &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/?page_id=41\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24850,"featured_media":0,"parent":35,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/42"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/alexanderpeden\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}