A Call to Transform Our Attitude Towards Maths

30/08/2021 32 min Temporada 1 Episodio 8
A Call to Transform Our Attitude Towards Maths

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Spend 30 min to listen this fun and useful episode of Digits and Destinies in which our guest speaker Dr. George Papadopoulos talks aboutMathematics as a great subject for upskilling studentsThe way maths helps creating great job opportunitiesMathematics mindset (its benefits and drawbacks)Disengagement as a major problem in Australian schoolsThis is the time to change Australian culture towards mathematicsOngoing pandemic: insufficient mathematics foundation of students entering universitiesAbout the speaker:Mr. George Papadopoulos is Australian with Greek background. He completed, bachelor in advanced mathematics and master in Applied mathematics. In 2012 he started a Ph.D in mathematics education at the University of Sydney. He has great teaching experiences and has been teaching maths to children and university students for more than 10 years. He has a lot of stories related to maths, educations and his own journey to share with us.