I Can't Do Maths: Why Children Say It and How to Make A Difference
by Alf Coles & Nathalie Sinclair
In I Can’t Do Maths two professors of maths education, Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair, look at why it is that some kids are put off learning maths and whether there’s a way around this. In particular, they analyze five ‘dogmas’ that they challenge, including ‘Maths is always right or wrong’ and ‘Maths is for some people not others.’