How pupils perceive maths

At Puppet Maths we want our pupils to use their imagination when solving maths problems. This means representing the problem in a variety of ways that make it easier to solve. Research has shown that one of the major differences between pupils who achieve highly at maths and those that don't is in their "World View" of the subject. The highly achieving pupils see the subject as open ended, where any experience can be brought to bear to solve any given problem, the pupils who fail to achieve highly are those who see it as a closed set of options, this is the way teacher did it, I must remember that way and use it again whenever a similar problem occurs. Of course with this approach, if a new problem arises, the pupil is ill equipped to tackle it, as teacher hasn't shown them how to do that particular problem yet. Puppet Maths has set itself the task of expanding pupils' perception of maths, to use the understanding that pupils have from every facet of their lives to reason their way through, so that they succeed.