no maths book

El chapucero

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

joshrogan

WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Taco Corp

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

This is Ireland, dude. The politicians are all talk. Too much Lyons Tea

ft9

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

I really don't know.

It just doesn't add up.

Overheal

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

Could be worse. I have parents coming in to buy laptops for 8 year olds because thats how their teachers are saying they need to do their homework.

galwayrush

I have a wife who constantly managed 2.5 times the national average for A's and B's in the LC,( usually with the weaker classes) but is not allowed teach the subject anymore because maths is not on her degree. She was told by the department that her results / track record and experience are not important regarding being able to teach the subject.

Jake Rugby Walrus666

I tell you one thing. Maths and Science are really important.

oppenheimer1

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

www.examinations.ie

Up to date exam papers there.

The department doesn't write textbooks, its up to teachers and authors to write these moneyspinners. It sould be possible to learn a course without a textbook if the teacher is good enough and provides their own notes and examples. Which they should, because school books are too ****ing expensive.

SEPT 23 1989

I would not be able to sleep worrying over that

whiteandlight

Because the department are not publishers. Your fifth year students should be fine for the moment, chances are they are starting with algebra which isn't all that different in the new course though they may have to mind photocopies in the meantime! If your sixth year student is looking for papers to get started on check out examinations.ie, the pilot school exam papers are up there for the last 2 years. Only paper 2 has changed so there are tons of paper 1s up there to use as well. Hope that helps

The Internet Explorer

Amanda Brunker is a really underrated artist.

orourkeda

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Amanda Brunker is a really underrated artist.

I'd still ride her.

inmyday

Surley wrote: »

This is Ireland, dude. The politicians are all talk. Too much Lyons Tea

If this is Ireland, then why do you use the word "dude"?

AnamGlas

inmyday wrote: »

If this is Ireland, then why do you use the word "dude"?

Too much Lyons Tea

mconigol

Pretty sure there's more than one maths book out there OP. It's all the same stuff...

kmart6

galwayrush wrote: »

I have a wife who constantly managed 2.5 times the national average for A's and B's in the LC,( usually with the weaker classes) but is not allowed teach the subject anymore because maths is not on her degree. She was told by the department that her results / track record and experience are not important regarding being able to teach the subject.

If that why can do that....what special ability do the rest have?!

mconigol

galwayrush wrote: »

I have a wife who constantly managed 2.5 times the national average for A's and B's in the LC,( usually with the weaker classes) but is not allowed teach the subject anymore because maths is not on her degree. She was told by the department that her results / track record and experience are not important regarding being able to teach the subject.

Keep the unions happy first and foremost...

Whole education system is too preoccupied with talking about education theory and academic discussions on the best teaching methods. Don't know how I ever managed to learn anything!

Taco Corp

inmyday wrote: »

If this is Ireland, then why do you use the word "dude"?

Why not?

fedor.2.

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

Going to need a pic of said daughter before i can form an opinion

minidazzler

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

http://examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2011/LC003ALP100EV.pdf

http://examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2011/LC003ALP200EV.pdf

Haelium

Simple solution, bring laptops into schools. It would be cheaper considering the absurd cost of school books and copies. It would also be more efficient as a method for giving notes to students(E-mail them instead of ****ing around with notes in class).

As a bonus students don't end up with back problems from carrying around heavy books all day.

Cianos

mconigol wrote: »

Pretty sure there's more than one maths book out there OP. It's all the same stuff...

Be careful though, I hear the Americans have a whole different range of stuff they call math instead of maths.

kincsem

That's terrible.

Hank_Jones

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Amanda Brunker is a really underrated artist.

She wrote a maths book?

Is there anything the woman can't do?!!?

plein de force

i think this merits a call to joe duffy

Dangerous Man

What is Amanda Brunker doing in this thread? What has she got to do with anything worthwhile maths?

TheZohanS

El chapucero wrote: »

I have a daughter in 5th year doing honours maths without a maths book because the Active maths book is not available.
I have a son in 6th year honours maths who is waiting for the up to date past exam papers to be printed.
How can this happen after all the talk about the importance of maths and science ?

No maths book??? When I were a lad we didn't have school 'cos we worked down pit.