Mathematics Education: Being Outwitted by Stupidity | Education News

Mathematics Education: Being Outwitted by Stupidity | Education News.

 

Recent times have seen an increase in the number of students with learning difficulties, many showing difficulties within mathematics education. Some data suggests that the figures have risen as much as three times since the 1970's.

Reid Lyon (2001) states that children from less fortunate backgrounds are more likely to have difficulties with reading due to the lack of reading comprehension input at an early age.

This leaves us asking whether the right to read should be free or if indeed it should come attached with a dazzling fee from our materialistic society.

The right to an education?