Secondary school pupils should be able to drop maths for GCSE and study more practical numeracy skills, says a teachers' union leader.
"Mathematics has always been a main subject, but why?", said Terry Bladen, president of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers.
Speaking at the union's annual conference in Bournemouth, Terry Bladen, who teaches maths, suggested a more radical re-think of what was compulsory for older pupils.
"I would always argue that pupils should be numerate, with numeracy taught throughout all the key stages, but numeracy can be divorced from mathematics. [bbc news] Ach du Schande.
"Mathematics has always been a main subject, but why?", said Terry Bladen, president of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers.
Speaking at the union's annual conference in Bournemouth, Terry Bladen, who teaches maths, suggested a more radical re-think of what was compulsory for older pupils.
"I would always argue that pupils should be numerate, with numeracy taught throughout all the key stages, but numeracy can be divorced from mathematics. [bbc news] Ach du Schande.
Moe - am Dienstag, 22. April 2003, 01:19
