Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 18, 2017 17:41:57 GMT 12
TOLAGA BAY SET TO BENEFIT FROM REVOLUTIONARY MATHS PHILOSOPHY
Tolaga Bay is set to benefit from a maths philosophy developed by Dr Roberta Hunter that draws on Māori patterns and culture to help raise the achievement levels of Māori in maths.
Dr Roberta Hunter reinvented the maths wheel to work specifically with Māori and Pasifika children.
"Māori really are very strong and very good at maths. What they need help is to actually to get the teachers to actually look at what they come, what they already know and hear their voice and move them forward, so it's really them being given opportunities to use the maths they already have."
Her philosophy uses their culture and everyday environment to work through mathematics like algebra as an example.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/tolaga-bay-set-benefit-revolutionary-maths-philosophy
Tolaga Bay is set to benefit from a maths philosophy developed by Dr Roberta Hunter that draws on Māori patterns and culture to help raise the achievement levels of Māori in maths.
Dr Roberta Hunter reinvented the maths wheel to work specifically with Māori and Pasifika children.
"Māori really are very strong and very good at maths. What they need help is to actually to get the teachers to actually look at what they come, what they already know and hear their voice and move them forward, so it's really them being given opportunities to use the maths they already have."
Her philosophy uses their culture and everyday environment to work through mathematics like algebra as an example.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/tolaga-bay-set-benefit-revolutionary-maths-philosophy