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Nathan McLean
14 minutes ago3 min read
So you want to be a high school maths teacher
Yesterday I received an email confirming I am now officially proficient at teaching high school maths.
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Nathan McLean
Jan 26, 20241 min read
Is first year teaching a bit of a bludge?
Not too long ago I made the second video in my "bludge" series, where I put my (not weird at all) penchant for meticulously tracking my...
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Nathan McLean
Mar 26, 20223 min read
Seriously, what is math?
Recently I've been reflecting on a discussion about project-based learning and whether we should be attempting it in our classrooms ...
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Nathan McLean
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Tangential musings of a pre-service teacher
I recently had a moment of revelation where I discovered just how much I'd already learned about teaching since starting my MTeach.
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Nathan McLean
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Is heading back to uni a bit of a bludge?
Now that Semester 1 of my MTeach is finished, I thought I'd take a look at the data and see just how intense the workload was.
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Nathan McLean
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Why Maths Must Change
Here are my thoughts on the joint statement recently issued about the proposed changes to the Australian maths curriculum.
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Nathan McLean
Mar 19, 20211 min read
How much coronavirus is there in the world right now?
Do you believe that all of the world's coronavirus particles could fit into a single can of Coke?
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Nathan McLean
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Math is not the enemy
To be a good math teacher, do you need to have been a good math student? What other assumptions do we have about maths? Are they correct?
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Nathan McLean
Mar 5, 20211 min read
What will I make as a teacher?
I've just survived the first week of my Masters of Teaching program, and one of the key lessons was learning what I would make as a teacher.
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Nathan McLean
Feb 5, 20211 min read
100 questions ... Tick, boom!
Earlier this week I clocked over my 100th question since starting Tick, Boom!
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Nathan McLean
Dec 5, 20204 min read
Victory!
This week I officially enrolled in the Master of Teaching program at Sydney Uni, despite the bureaucratic death loop I was faced with.
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Nathan McLean
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Why I started Tick, Boom!
What made me want to work out the answers to other people's math problems for free? Read on to find out ...
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