[SENco-forum] Maths

Anybody hear the maths teachers' favourite joke on 5 Live today? 

it went,
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Thank you and goodnight.

Brian> From: Mmilesep at aol.com> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:41:31 -0400> Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] Maths - but not as we know it> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> > > In a message dated 24/09/2007 12:11:53 GMT Daylight Time, > sen.marketing at dsl.pipex.com writes:> > But why are schools required, in the decimal era, to teach the 11 and 12> times tables? > > > > Why not? Should these flexible minds be constrained by the decimal system? > Above and beyond they should be taken. And why not introduce base six (say) - > the beings that have three fingers on each hand. So much creativity possible > in maths and so many of us shy away from it because we feel uncomfortable.> > There is a wealth of adventure in numbers.> > Martin> > > > 
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