The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths

Following the progress of pupils at various schools in the USA and UK and into adult life, Jo Boaler outlines the crisis in maths education and proposes ways to give children the best possible mathematical experience.

Based on her own award-winning research, Jo Boaler offers concrete solutions: including classroom approaches, strategies for pupils, advice for parents and ways that parents can work with teachers. This revised edition is updated with new research on the brain and mathematics that revolutionises scientist’s understanding of learning and potential.