How do we solve the maths teacher shortage? We can start by training more existing teachers to teach maths
- Written by: Ian Gordon, Professor of Statistics and Director, Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne
Monstera Production/ Pexels , CC BYImagine if you enrolled your child in swimming lessons but instead of a qualified swimming instructor, they were taught freestyle technique by a soccer coach.
Something similar is happening in classrooms around Australia every day. As part of the ongoing teacher shortage, there are significant numbers of...