why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum
- Written by David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury
The government’s recently announced plans to “transform maths education” have set off a heated debate over how the subject is taught in classrooms.
Primary and intermediate schools will now have a new maths curriculum starting in 2025 – a year earlier than initially planned – based on “structured maths”.
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