Latest Math News: Chinese maths teachers show way. Seems like Asia (especially China) is really going to be a world power in the next century, in terms of both education and economy. Students really need to improve their Chinese and Math skills in order to take advantage of this future trend!
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Source: http://www.nottinghampost.com/Chinese-maths-teachers-way/story-24165050-detail/story.html
CHINESE maths teachers have been sharing their tips on teaching the subject to teachers in Hucknall.
The teachers, from Shanghai, were part of a pioneering exchange programme to improve lessons in the subject.
On Monday, Hillside Primary School welcomed 29 teachers, the first group to come to England as part of the exchange between the Department for Education and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
Two of the visitors will spend three weeks at the school.
In September, 71 top maths teachers from England travelled to Shanghai.
One was Tom Isherwood, a maths teacher at Hillside Primary and Nursery School.
He said: “The visit to Shanghai had a profound effect on the way I approach teaching mathematics.
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