[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so I’m going to talk about a virus virus
so I’m going to talk about a virus virus
so I’m going to talk about a virus virus that I think he’s widespread and cuts
that I think he’s widespread and cuts
that I think he’s widespread and cuts across gender and class and it’s math
across gender and class and it’s math
across gender and class and it’s math phobia it’s a bonus that they spread
phobia it’s a bonus that they spread
phobia it’s a bonus that they spread from family to family from the teachers
from family to family from the teachers
from family to family from the teachers to children from children to children
to children from children to children
to children from children to children I’m going to talk about what it looks
I’m going to talk about what it looks
I’m going to talk about what it looks like my experiences of it and how we can
like my experiences of it and how we can
like my experiences of it and how we can put into it I wonder first of all if I
put into it I wonder first of all if I
put into it I wonder first of all if I were to ask people in the audience to
were to ask people in the audience to
were to ask people in the audience to turn to their neighbor and just quickly
turn to their neighbor and just quickly
turn to their neighbor and just quickly do this for us and have a discussion for
do this for us and have a discussion for
do this for us and have a discussion for 10 seconds only 10 seconds and then come
10 seconds only 10 seconds and then come
10 seconds only 10 seconds and then come up on stage to talk about the Arts or
up on stage to talk about the Arts or
up on stage to talk about the Arts or wonder what reactions I think that we
wonder what reactions I think that we
wonder what reactions I think that we maybe three kind of reactions the first
maybe three kind of reactions the first
maybe three kind of reactions the first reaction would be yes fantastic doing
reaction would be yes fantastic doing
reaction would be yes fantastic doing maths maths and it’s fractions of these
maths maths and it’s fractions of these
maths maths and it’s fractions of these speakers never doing maths and
speakers never doing maths and
speakers never doing maths and expressions it’s unbelievable or you may
expressions it’s unbelievable or you may
expressions it’s unbelievable or you may be the and this was quite common a
be the and this was quite common a
be the and this was quite common a second type of person you may think just
suspect
suspect I’ll get back locally by Tomica vacuum
I’ll get back locally by Tomica vacuum
I’ll get back locally by Tomica vacuum of sharp where you’ve got with a golf
of sharp where you’ve got with a golf
of sharp where you’ve got with a golf and I can relax again and that way all
and I can relax again and that way all
and I can relax again and that way all the time the situation’s got past it
the time the situation’s got past it
the time the situation’s got past it again and every fine
again and every fine
again and every fine or you may be in the third category the
or you may be in the third category the
or you may be in the third category the private drain from your face you go to
private drain from your face you go to
private drain from your face you go to your vital organs and you were just
your vital organs and you were just
your vital organs and you were just failure
failure
failure you just think maybe to be funny you
you just think maybe to be funny you
you just think maybe to be funny you ain’t just faking fraud that’ll be
ain’t just faking fraud that’ll be
ain’t just faking fraud that’ll be difficult sitting down and saying this
difficult sitting down and saying this
difficult sitting down and saying this to be quite frankly if the slump board
to be quite frankly if the slump board
to be quite frankly if the slump board and go sideways to be on the floor
and go sideways to be on the floor
and go sideways to be on the floor because that there is a lot of this
because that there is a lot of this
because that there is a lot of this about there’s a lot this man so unless
about there’s a lot this man so unless
about there’s a lot this man so unless you here for my introduction I do maths
you here for my introduction I do maths
you here for my introduction I do maths training in schools and a lot of people
training in schools and a lot of people
training in schools and a lot of people this an interesting figure here
this an interesting figure here
this an interesting figure here two-thirds of Americans fear and loans
two-thirds of Americans fear and loans
two-thirds of Americans fear and loans the thing is about culture of English
the thing is about culture of English
the thing is about culture of English people who don’t care for it much but in
people who don’t care for it much but in
people who don’t care for it much but in America they fear loathing you hear it a
America they fear loathing you hear it a
America they fear loathing you hear it a lot used on I see a lot in schools now
lot used on I see a lot in schools now
lot used on I see a lot in schools now what am I talking about what qualifies
what am I talking about what qualifies
what am I talking about what qualifies me really is the fact that I was a
me really is the fact that I was a
me really is the fact that I was a little extent that’s been phobic what
little extent that’s been phobic what
little extent that’s been phobic what about the hair not laughing I will be
about the hair not laughing I will be
about the hair not laughing I will be all here and if you’re too much
all here and if you’re too much
all here and if you’re too much regulation in the census Christmas
regulation in the census Christmas
regulation in the census Christmas decoration the most watching that kind
decoration the most watching that kind
decoration the most watching that kind well I had no problem with number at all
well I had no problem with number at all
well I had no problem with number at all to us very certain definite point those
to us very certain definite point those
to us very certain definite point those squiggly lines are were letters and
squiggly lines are were letters and
squiggly lines are were letters and those squiggly lines of numbers work
those squiggly lines of numbers work
those squiggly lines of numbers work well for fine money they were fine until
well for fine money they were fine until
well for fine money they were fine until time for taking tests
time for taking tests
time for taking tests titanium testers came along and all of a
titanium testers came along and all of a
titanium testers came along and all of a sudden things became a little bit
sudden things became a little bit
sudden things became a little bit anxious and anxiety started to raise his
anxious and anxiety started to raise his
anxious and anxiety started to raise his head and I didn’t have much time to will
head and I didn’t have much time to will
head and I didn’t have much time to will have a comfortable relationship with
have a comfortable relationship with
have a comfortable relationship with mass now this is a chenille tablecloth
mass now this is a chenille tablecloth
mass now this is a chenille tablecloth it used to be curtains at least we’ve
it used to be curtains at least we’ve
it used to be curtains at least we’ve dog code my mother used to keep this
dog code my mother used to keep this
dog code my mother used to keep this this curved stroke Tobin drop in the
this curved stroke Tobin drop in the
this curved stroke Tobin drop in the drawer it wasn’t the food time for food
drawer it wasn’t the food time for food
drawer it wasn’t the food time for food this was a special occasion tablecloth
this was a special occasion tablecloth
this was a special occasion tablecloth generally homework tablecloth so this
generally homework tablecloth so this
generally homework tablecloth so this temples will get wheeled down usually in
temples will get wheeled down usually in
temples will get wheeled down usually in two weakening dollar piracy because it
two weakening dollar piracy because it
two weakening dollar piracy because it was always the particular problem I had
was always the particular problem I had
was always the particular problem I had in in which there year six was the long
in in which there year six was the long
in in which there year six was the long division now I was talking on division
division now I was talking on division
division now I was talking on division by somebody standing at the front with a
by somebody standing at the front with a
by somebody standing at the front with a piece of chalk on a blackboard so again
piece of chalk on a blackboard so again
piece of chalk on a blackboard so again showing me the algorithm the method or
showing me the algorithm the method or
showing me the algorithm the method or the written method you might want to
the written method you might want to
the written method you might want to call it and then said what they’re
call it and then said what they’re
call it and then said what they’re practicing fifty times and I just it was
practicing fifty times and I just it was
practicing fifty times and I just it was just by another language I had no idea
just by another language I had no idea
just by another language I had no idea what was going on I don’t conceptual
what was going on I don’t conceptual
what was going on I don’t conceptual understanding of this of this method and
understanding of this of this method and
understanding of this of this method and so obviously this got back to my parents
so obviously this got back to my parents
so obviously this got back to my parents and then we’d have to take across ten
and then we’d have to take across ten
and then we’d have to take across ten profit coming out and it would be okay
profit coming out and it would be okay
profit coming out and it would be okay so we seem very calm
so we seem very calm
so we seem very calm and then super exit is fine so if we’re
and then super exit is fine so if we’re
and then super exit is fine so if we’re in this year now many tops they’re doing
in this year now many tops they’re doing
in this year now many tops they’re doing okay fine
okay fine
okay fine this take this away what you take it
this take this away what you take it
this take this away what you take it away why we take it away cause I told
away why we take it away cause I told
away why we take it away cause I told you we’ve got to see how many times it
you we’ve got to see how many times it
you we’ve got to see how many times it goes in then we put those damn they got
goes in then we put those damn they got
goes in then we put those damn they got there don’t understand why because I
there don’t understand why because I
there don’t understand why because I told you they’re falling down rotatable
told you they’re falling down rotatable
told you they’re falling down rotatable what and so went on and it really really
what and so went on and it really really
what and so went on and it really really increased their anxiety the phobia that
increased their anxiety the phobia that
increased their anxiety the phobia that I had from that already just to a new
I had from that already just to a new
I had from that already just to a new level and I know I’m standing here
level and I know I’m standing here
level and I know I’m standing here talking about maths my career is permits
talking about maths my career is permits
talking about maths my career is permits now but I avoided no division without a
now but I avoided no division without a
now but I avoided no division without a calculator for the whole of my school
calculator for the whole of my school
calculator for the whole of my school life hosts were managed to get cost if
life hosts were managed to get cost if
life hosts were managed to get cost if there was if there was a point in school
there was if there was a point in school
there was if there was a point in school what to do long division because I was
what to do long division because I was
what to do long division because I was so ashamed so ashamed of not doing and
so ashamed so ashamed of not doing and
so ashamed so ashamed of not doing and the exact anxiety of it now I hear this
the exact anxiety of it now I hear this
the exact anxiety of it now I hear this a lot
a lot
a lot I hear this a lot I go to school so I do
I hear this a lot I go to school so I do
I hear this a lot I go to school so I do training in schools and I’m often shown
training in schools and I’m often shown
training in schools and I’m often shown into a into a place in a school by
into a into a place in a school by
into a into a place in a school by someone from the office and if they say
someone from the office and if they say
someone from the office and if they say there’s a training on maths miss I don’t
there’s a training on maths miss I don’t
there’s a training on maths miss I don’t a mess oh I don’t do math you don’t do
a mess oh I don’t do math you don’t do
a mess oh I don’t do math you don’t do that’s what you should go shopping you
that’s what you should go shopping you
that’s what you should go shopping you might have a car you got a bank account
might have a car you got a bank account
might have a car you got a bank account we don’t do maths Quinta to parents
we don’t do maths Quinta to parents
we don’t do maths Quinta to parents saying to children and saying appearance
saying to children and saying appearance
saying to children and saying appearance evening I will always never really good
evening I will always never really good
evening I will always never really good at maths so it’s okay for you to do what
at maths so it’s okay for you to do what
at maths so it’s okay for you to do what they really say is the virus it’s the
they really say is the virus it’s the
they really say is the virus it’s the virus putting a big shield and the virus
virus putting a big shield and the virus
virus putting a big shield and the virus puts up a shield so you don’t do mess
puts up a shield so you don’t do mess
puts up a shield so you don’t do mess when you get asked to do math it’s okay
when you get asked to do math it’s okay
when you get asked to do math it’s okay to get it wrong because you’ve already
to get it wrong because you’ve already
to get it wrong because you’ve already said you don’t do this and maybe they
said you don’t do this and maybe they
said you don’t do this and maybe they won’t even ask you to do grass because
won’t even ask you to do grass because
won’t even ask you to do grass because you’ve sinned
you’ve sinned
you’ve sinned now angling schools a lot but why math
now angling schools a lot but why math
now angling schools a lot but why math where’s the anxiety come from from
where’s the anxiety come from from
where’s the anxiety come from from that’s what does that originate why do
that’s what does that originate why do
that’s what does that originate why do you have people with scoring job with
you have people with scoring job with
you have people with scoring job with experience put me anywhere near New
experience put me anywhere near New
experience put me anywhere near New York’s lowlights there’s me angry
York’s lowlights there’s me angry
York’s lowlights there’s me angry walkways I hate them they’ve talked to
walkways I hate them they’ve talked to
walkways I hate them they’ve talked to me about oh I don’t do talk to me and
me about oh I don’t do talk to me and
me about oh I don’t do talk to me and similarly you don’t get that in you know
similarly you don’t get that in you know
similarly you don’t get that in you know in English there’s this time this luxury
in English there’s this time this luxury
in English there’s this time this luxury of time to do things in English people
of time to do things in English people
of time to do things in English people with terrifying what is it about math
with terrifying what is it about math
with terrifying what is it about math what do we do to children and their dogs
what do we do to children and their dogs
what do we do to children and their dogs took to cause this now I think this idea
took to cause this now I think this idea
took to cause this now I think this idea this is how I believe this for a very
this is how I believe this for a very
this is how I believe this for a very long time I couldn’t do miss the people
long time I couldn’t do miss the people
long time I couldn’t do miss the people didn’t my classic junior school they sat
didn’t my classic junior school they sat
didn’t my classic junior school they sat on their their table where they did all
on their their table where they did all
on their their table where they did all the really exciting that’s cuz they
the really exciting that’s cuz they
the really exciting that’s cuz they enjoyed it they seem to be laughing and
enjoyed it they seem to be laughing and
enjoyed it they seem to be laughing and enjoying themselves and and thriving
enjoying themselves and and thriving
enjoying themselves and and thriving under the change where I was seeing with
under the change where I was seeing with
under the change where I was seeing with my pizza mats they don’t remember speed
my pizza mats they don’t remember speed
my pizza mats they don’t remember speed that’s simply what being massive
that’s simply what being massive
that’s simply what being massive climbing through endless tedious max
climbing through endless tedious max
climbing through endless tedious max which we know was resourceful but there
which we know was resourceful but there
which we know was resourceful but there was no point we Detroit because I bought
was no point we Detroit because I bought
was no point we Detroit because I bought them at Jeana I wasn’t mad see I
them at Jeana I wasn’t mad see I
them at Jeana I wasn’t mad see I couldn’t do miss that was for the the
couldn’t do miss that was for the the
couldn’t do miss that was for the the those guys on the mess courts or the
those guys on the mess courts or the
those guys on the mess courts or the mass girls table
mass girls table
mass girls table thank you the Mets I couldn’t do this
thank you the Mets I couldn’t do this
thank you the Mets I couldn’t do this and this this is pervasive I think this
and this this is pervasive I think this
and this this is pervasive I think this idea of the gifted child romantics
idea of the gifted child romantics
idea of the gifted child romantics pervasive it was just a film recently
pervasive it was just a film recently
pervasive it was just a film recently convicted you’ve seen in the tabloids
convicted you’ve seen in the tabloids
convicted you’ve seen in the tabloids all the time about people being gifted
you know it was something else
you know it was something else both of those things in this enlightened
both of those things in this enlightened
both of those things in this enlightened age to know about the ideas for fixed
age to know about the ideas for fixed
age to know about the ideas for fixed mindset and if you’re not familiar with
mindset and if you’re not familiar with
mindset and if you’re not familiar with this I urge you to go away but
this I urge you to go away but
this I urge you to go away but essentially it’s a wonderful theory by
essentially it’s a wonderful theory by
essentially it’s a wonderful theory by Carol Dweck about intelligence having
Carol Dweck about intelligence having
Carol Dweck about intelligence having you know two perspectives on the one
you know two perspectives on the one
you know two perspectives on the one hand if you think the growth mindset
hand if you think the growth mindset
hand if you think the growth mindset believes actually forget about smart and
believes actually forget about smart and
believes actually forget about smart and dumb that doesn’t exist we exists is the
dumb that doesn’t exist we exists is the
dumb that doesn’t exist we exists is the attitude to learning of perseverance and
attitude to learning of perseverance and
attitude to learning of perseverance and resilience and trying again you can’t do
resilience and trying again you can’t do
resilience and trying again you can’t do it yet so it’s not about having a
it yet so it’s not about having a
it yet so it’s not about having a pattern in bills Jeanne now we find an
pattern in bills Jeanne now we find an
pattern in bills Jeanne now we find an onus of the school we need to embrace
who was defeated by English and he
who was defeated by English and he decided he was watching this fire day in
decided he was watching this fire day in
decided he was watching this fire day in the corner which were an exploiter kept
the corner which were an exploiter kept
the corner which were an exploiter kept on swinging and kept on screen and it
on swinging and kept on screen and it
on swinging and kept on screen and it came up with the Magnificent phrase if
came up with the Magnificent phrase if
came up with the Magnificent phrase if at first you don’t succeed try try again
at first you don’t succeed try try again
at first you don’t succeed try try again and that’s all overheard try try again
and that’s all overheard try try again
and that’s all overheard try try again try again
try again
try again the problem was I even got the gene I
the problem was I even got the gene I
the problem was I even got the gene I hadn’t got the genes that didn’t matter
hadn’t got the genes that didn’t matter
hadn’t got the genes that didn’t matter about trying to gain because I’m God I
about trying to gain because I’m God I
about trying to gain because I’m God I couldn’t do it you know there was what’s
couldn’t do it you know there was what’s
couldn’t do it you know there was what’s the point in trying again what we need
the point in trying again what we need
the point in trying again what we need to do we need to slow down now I know
to do we need to slow down now I know
to do we need to slow down now I know I’m a lone voice saying yes we need to
I’m a lone voice saying yes we need to
I’m a lone voice saying yes we need to slow down in our schools address we need
slow down in our schools address we need
slow down in our schools address we need to slow down take that for off of the
to slow down take that for off of the
to slow down take that for off of the wing tunnel that we create where the way
wing tunnel that we create where the way
wing tunnel that we create where the way we talk about mass and we don’t do
we talk about mass and we don’t do
we talk about mass and we don’t do anything we don’t do
isn’t that time thing that what we value
isn’t that time thing that what we value in Matthew speed and if you’re fickle
in Matthew speed and if you’re fickle
in Matthew speed and if you’re fickle fast then you’re a fabulous
fast then you’re a fabulous
fast then you’re a fabulous mathematician well there are lots of
mathematician well there are lots of
mathematician well there are lots of other things it doesn’t have to be with
other things it doesn’t have to be with
other things it doesn’t have to be with that speed there’s also all sorts of
that speed there’s also all sorts of
that speed there’s also all sorts of research that suggests that anxiety
research that suggests that anxiety
research that suggests that anxiety interferes with your working memory and
interferes with your working memory and
interferes with your working memory and there’s lots of very current research
there’s lots of very current research
there’s lots of very current research this this as well it’s disappeared
this this as well it’s disappeared
this this as well it’s disappeared but basically anxiety interferes with
but basically anxiety interferes with
but basically anxiety interferes with manipulation the mums and she gets in
manipulation the mums and she gets in
manipulation the mums and she gets in the way of working memory there’s not so
the way of working memory there’s not so
the way of working memory there’s not so recent studies to suggest that so what
recent studies to suggest that so what
recent studies to suggest that so what we normally see if we know that speed
we normally see if we know that speed
we normally see if we know that speed has an adverse effect why is it you go
has an adverse effect why is it you go
has an adverse effect why is it you go into schools and the teachers appraising
into schools and the teachers appraising
into schools and the teachers appraising children for being fast and everything
children for being fast and everything
children for being fast and everything is about speed think about that because
is about speed think about that because
is about speed think about that because that’s that’s prevalent in a lot of
that’s that’s prevalent in a lot of
that’s that’s prevalent in a lot of places I think and this is my personal
places I think and this is my personal
places I think and this is my personal view that it harks back to our
view that it harks back to our
view that it harks back to our industrial age at colonial past where we
industrial age at colonial past where we
industrial age at colonial past where we needed workers to churn out to work in
needed workers to churn out to work in
needed workers to churn out to work in factories and offices and all through
factories and offices and all through
factories and offices and all through the other tire I think you saw Bob
the other tire I think you saw Bob
the other tire I think you saw Bob Cratchit types that needed to be fast
Cratchit types that needed to be fast
Cratchit types that needed to be fast and efficient and we’ve still kind of
and efficient and we’ve still kind of
and efficient and we’ve still kind of gone as a hangover that thing where
gone as a hangover that thing where
gone as a hangover that thing where maths we know what computers we
maths we know what computers we
maths we know what computers we calculate who doesn’t there’s a lots of
calculate who doesn’t there’s a lots of
calculate who doesn’t there’s a lots of other things we know the anxiety that
other things we know the anxiety that
other things we know the anxiety that starts with times tables and the
starts with times tables and the
starts with times tables and the research suggests that it’s not just my
research suggests that it’s not just my
research suggests that it’s not just my experience then let’s think again about
experience then let’s think again about
experience then let’s think again about it as we turn it off generations and
it as we turn it off generations and
it as we turn it off generations and generations of children from a wonderful
generations of children from a wonderful
generations of children from a wonderful exciting beautiful subject so my
exciting beautiful subject so my
exciting beautiful subject so my antidote
antidote
antidote these disappeared but we’re indeed oh
these disappeared but we’re indeed oh
these disappeared but we’re indeed oh he’s daily daily mindset a sort of daily
he’s daily daily mindset a sort of daily
he’s daily daily mindset a sort of daily dose of nineteen schools until I
dose of nineteen schools until I
dose of nineteen schools until I understand to slow down let’s think
understand to slow down let’s think
understand to slow down let’s think about being creatively master
about being creatively master
about being creatively master about the beauty of medicines a
about the beauty of medicines a
about the beauty of medicines a wonderful exploration yes it is
wonderful exploration yes it is
wonderful exploration yes it is difficult yes it is hard you might come
difficult yes it is hard you might come
difficult yes it is hard you might come up against dings you know that that’s
up against dings you know that that’s
up against dings you know that that’s what the nature of might see is humanity
what the nature of might see is humanity
what the nature of might see is humanity is a tricky subject to me to note that
is a tricky subject to me to note that
is a tricky subject to me to note that they need to know in this world of
they need to know in this world of
they need to know in this world of prefixes of instant information Google
prefixes of instant information Google
prefixes of instant information Google internet actually lets you know all the
internet actually lets you know all the
internet actually lets you know all the cards and make lots of mistakes forget
cards and make lots of mistakes forget
cards and make lots of mistakes forget to keep on so wonderful new ideas we
to keep on so wonderful new ideas we
to keep on so wonderful new ideas we need to think about children connect
need to think about children connect
need to think about children connect deeper with they’re doing it so it stays
deeper with they’re doing it so it stays
deeper with they’re doing it so it stays with them and also you know the other
with them and also you know the other
with them and also you know the other things that are speed there are lots of
things that are speed there are lots of
things that are speed there are lots of other things in maths already quite
other things in maths already quite
other things in maths already quite important you know you don’t I don’t
important you know you don’t I don’t
important you know you don’t I don’t know means of 20th century philosopher
know means of 20th century philosopher
know means of 20th century philosopher or think of that who’s known for 12
or think of that who’s known for 12
or think of that who’s known for 12 years in two weeks
just while I’m not quite wide open
just while I’m not quite wide open create this thing about their speed ease
create this thing about their speed ease
create this thing about their speed ease of everything speaks the most important
of everything speaks the most important
of everything speaks the most important thing
thing
thing yes it’s important but it’s important
yes it’s important but it’s important
yes it’s important but it’s important along with everything else
along with everything else
along with everything else by working together by organizing
by working together by organizing
by working together by organizing looking for patterns like generalizing
looking for patterns like generalizing
looking for patterns like generalizing by making mistakes like going up blind
by making mistakes like going up blind
by making mistakes like going up blind alleys all those things that are
alleys all those things that are
alleys all those things that are important not just speed so he said he’s
important not just speed so he said he’s
important not just speed so he said he’s a he’s a key aspect is one aspect so
a he’s a key aspect is one aspect so
a he’s a key aspect is one aspect so together take contain there today and I
together take contain there today and I
together take contain there today and I believe that we will kill the virus
believe that we will kill the virus
believe that we will kill the virus [Applause]
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