No grammar schools, lots of play: the secrets of Europe’s top education system
In Finland children don’t start school until they are seven, but what happens before that is even more important
English universities to be ranked gold, silver and bronze
Ratings form part of government’s teaching excellence framework and will come into force from the middle of next year
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/29/english-universities-ranked-gold-silver-and-bronze
About dimensions and chaos
A really beautiful series of videos about dimensions and chaos
https://www.youtube.com/user/josleys
Do our brains have extraordinary untapped powers?
In rare cases, brain damage has unlocked prodigious mental abilities in patients. Now researchers are exploring the hidden potential in all of us
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/24/do-our-brains-have-extraordinary-untapped-powers
Graph theory and Discrete Mathematics
The videos are designed for the math enthusiast and novice alike. If you are brand new to Graph Theory, we suggest that you begin with the video “GT 01: Seven Bridges of Konigsberg” to see how the basic idea of a graph was first used, and then check out video “GT 02: Definition of a…
DetailsSecondary school bans homework to give teachers time to improve lessons
Principle Catherine Hutley says there are ‘not enough hours in the day’ for teachers to teach, mark homework and plan lessons
e to the pi i for dummies
In this video the Mathologer sets out to explain Euler’s identity e to the pi i = -1, the most beautiful identity in math to our clueless friend Homer Simpson. Very challenging to get this right since Homer knows close to no math!