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PROOF AND GEOMETRIC REASONING
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Rebecca Evans describes how she used teaching about angles as an opportunity to discuss ideas of formal proof with a Year 7 class.
Proof is a fundamental aspect of mathematics. Without the notion of proof, mathematics would not exist as a separate subject, as it would be essentially indistinguishable from science. Yet proof is often reserved for 'high ability' students in schools or those studying mathematics in further education. My own memories of engaging in proof at school are rest...
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PROOF AND GEOMETRIC REASONING
Mathematics Teaching
; Rebecca Evans describes how she used teaching about angles as an opportunity to discuss ideas of formal proof with a Year 7 class. Proof is a fundamental aspect of mathematics. Without the notion of proof, mathematics would not exist as a separate subject, as it would be essentially
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Our pupils can benefit a lot from study tours
New Straits Times
; Ahmad A. Talib New Straits Times 08-13-2000 Our pupils can benefit a lot from study tours Byline: Ahmad A. Talib Edition: New Sunday Times; 2* Section: Opinion Column: Pahit manis SCHOOL outings can be very educational. This was what probably triggered Director-General of Education Datuk Seri Abdul
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'Worst' school now a class act EDUCATION: Staff and pupils celebrate escape from special measures
Birmingham Mail
; ... WEEK: PAGE 56 Are you a proud pupil or teacher? Phone 08708 306985 until 4.30pm, email paul_fulford@mrn.co.uk, log onto our website www.birminghammail.net/news/yoursay or write to us at Birmingham Mail, PO Box 78, Weaman Street, Birmingham B4 6AY.
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Pupils dumped in exam race
The Independent - London
; Thousands of pupils have been withdrawn from GCSE exams this year, amid fears that schools are holding back weak candidates to boost their league table scores. This new-style selection is expected to have helped raise the GCSE pass rate, due to be announced today, by more than one percentage point,
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A special school mourns two special pupils
Jerusalem Post
; ... special pupils Byline: MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 03 Thursday, March 29, 2001 -- When the Hamas suicide bomber ... matriculation and received 100," she added. Yesterday on receiving news of the terror attack, the San Diego Jewish community, which pledged ...
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Government's proof of age card breakthrough.(Brief Article)
Grocer
; Government's education and training card will help retailers avoid prosecution Years of intense retailer lobbying have finally won approval for a government proof of age card which will be issued to school students when they reach 16. Retailers have won a crucial concession from the Department for
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Only 20,000 pupils to study for diplomas as schools not ready
Yorkshire Post
; Only half the expected number of teenagers will study for the Government's new diplomas this year because schools are not ready to run the courses, Ministers said yesterday. The Government had expected the first 40,000 pupils to begin the diplomas, which combine work experience with academic
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D.C. to Strictly Enforce Immunization of Pupils; 5,000 Could Be Barred From Classes
The Washington Post
; ... Those pupils will not be allowed to start school Sept. 6 unless they come up with the required medical reports, Tuckson said at a news conference at the Arthur Capper Neighborhood Health Center in Southeast. The Commission of Public Health and the D.C. school ...
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Interpretations of history: Issues for teachers in the development of pupils' understanding
Teaching History
; This article is based on collaborative work between staff at a University department of educational studies and a comprehensive school. Ian Davies and Rob Williams reviews the status and meaning of interpretations in history education and draws from work undertaken with students following an
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Plea to save school where lesson attendance is pupils' choice.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; The closure of progressive Summerhill School, where attendance at lessons is optional, would be an act of educational vandalism , a tribunal heard yesterday. Mr Geoffrey Robertson QC said the freedom exercised by the Suffolk school's 59 pupils whether to go into the classroom was not negotiable.
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