Reasoning in maths.

Pupils who think that maths is about remembering set routines, then identifying each problem for the application of a set routine, then applying it are doing a harder sort of maths than the pupil who has learnt to apply reason and logic to solving the problem. This is most clearly shown by the calculation (which is done in Chemistry) of moles. So difficult are these calculations perceived to be that they have been removed from the Science dual award GCSE syllabus, and are only present in the Chemistry single award syllabus. But the calculations are EASY. Why are they perceived as being so difficult? Because they are taught badly. They are taught as a routine that the pupils have to learn, and then apply. If they were taught as logical reasoning then they suddenly become maths that 8 years olds would be familiar with. Maths is about logical reasoning. At Puppet Maths we teach logical reasoning. Why make things harder than they need be? Let's do things the easy way. Let's achieve.