Teaching Arithmetic
Sir, —The headmaster of the Wellesley Preparatory School has let his educational cat out of the bag by his castigating remarks concerning newer developments in teaching arithmetic. As one associated with the teaching of this subject for about 40 years, I should like him to know that results achieved by seven and eight-year-olds using coloured sticks without sticks are better than results attained by children a couple of years older who regularly achieve good results using traditional methods without sticks. The only trouble is that the seven-eight-year-olds would willingly, yes willingly, do arithmetic all day if they had the chance. Should we use sticks to stop them? The only kindly advice one could possibly offer to the opponents of coloured sticks is to move out of the way before the steamroller flattens them out. There is also something in history books about King Canute and the waves.— Yours, etc., HEADMASTER. December 15, 1964,
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30625, 16 December 1964, Page 20
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155Teaching Arithmetic Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30625, 16 December 1964, Page 20
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