It was February 1957. I still can remember the feeling of panic. Let me back up. My chemical experiments with hydrochloric acid and Vegemite had persuaded my mother that I had a future as a pharmacist. Pharmacists need to read Latin she told me, so when I returned from my first day of school, enrolled Continue reading

This is a site dedicated to discussion of the teaching of mathematics: what should be taught, how, to whom, when, and why. All types and levels of mathematics may be considered, although given the interest of the current correspondents, the emphasis will probably fall on school subjects. Given such a wide domain, I intend to Continue reading