I characterise the computational or maths process as 4 step. (If you haven’t come across this central theme of The Math(s) Fix before, here’s a quick description). And the central problem with our mainstream maths education has been the failure to recognise that step 3—compute—has been almost completely taken over by computers in real life…and that totally changes the what, when and how.
Read MoreThe byline for “The Math(s) Fix” was “An Education Blueprint for the AI age”. And I meant it. I just didn’t know that ChatGPT would so suddenly expose the need for reformation.
I have relaunched my book today, with a new foreword (for Kindle Edition) that explains “how The Math(s) Fix addresses key issues not only for the future of maths, but for AI-age education in general. This book uniquely puts the ChatGPT shock into perspective by offering the reformer's roadmap for reaction to policymakers, employers, parents, teachers, and students.”
Read MoreThe combination of ChatGPT with its Wolfram plug-in just scored 96% in a UK Maths A-level paper, the exam taken at the end of school, as a crucial metric for university entrance. (That compares to 43% for ChatGPT alone).
If this doesn’t shock you, it should. Maths A-level (like its equivalent in many other countries) is held up as the required and essential qualification
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