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A Mathematics Manifesto

09 October 2024

The attachment below is A Mathematics Manifesto.

The document is a discussion of the principles and aspirations behind the design of a new curriculum for mathematics from age 5 to age 18. The document explores the implications for schools, teachers and pupils, an approach to assessment, and the mechanisms for renewing the curriculum.

In the Manifesto, I use an elementary, middle and high school structure.  There is no universal approach to describing the phases of education, but I find that this structure better represents the ontogenic psychological phases that human beings pass through.  As an extension of this, I also use grades to describe school years.

I hope that the Manifesto is a prompt for a debate and I would welcome your thoughts and ideas on what is proposed.  I will continue to develop the document and would be pleased to work with others if there is an interest to do so.

You may also be interested in listening to this short podcast about the Manifesto.

This page will contain the most up to date version of the document, which will evolve over time.

Download: A Mathematics Manifesto (Draft v0.1.2)

 

Some people have asked to see the whole curriculum on a single page.  Here is a document showing all threads and grades:

Download: The Curriculum at a Glance

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