Children

by Martin Hughes and Martin Hughes

Book Overview

The importance of learning mathematics is constantly stressed by educationalists and employers alike. Yet survey after survey shows that large numbers of children leave school lacking both competence and interest in mathematics. What is going wrong and what should be done about it? In Children and Number Martin Hughes proposes a new perspective on children's early attempts to understand mathematics. He describes the surprisingly substantial knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631135812
• ISBN13: 9780631135814
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Why can't learning math be fun?

As one who has always enjoyed learning math, I often wonder why many others hate and avoid it. Hughes helps to explain the aversion many people feel for the subject. It's the way we teach it, not the subject itself. I remember playing lots of card games and being exposed to numbers and figures in fun situations before attending school. Numbers have become associated with fun for me. Einstein was taught to treat doing math as a detective game. I wish everyone involved in math education would read this book, reflect upon it and apply its concepts. Our children deserve a better relationship with the subject.