Mccolgan-Nuttall, Elizabeth, (born 24 May 1964), athletic coach; Director: Athletic Zones; Doha Athletic Club; RunDohaRun

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Author(s):  
Kelley A. Jones ◽  
Daniel J. Tancredi ◽  
Kaleab Z. Abebe ◽  
Taylor Paglisotti ◽  
Elizabeth Miller

1934 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
W. D. Reeve

The major part of the criticisms of mathematics are due to faulty and antiquated methods of teaching rather than to the inherent difficulty of the subject matter of mathematics itself. Mathematics, if properly taught, would be enjoyed by a large majority of the pupils who study it. Why else do we find so many adults who have gone through our secondary schools with a serious emotional complex against algebra? What can we expect when we reflect that in many localities the athletic coach with little training, if any, in mathematics is assigned to teach an algebra class on the theory that any body can teach algebra? Sometimes it even appears worse than that—someone is assigned to teach algebra because he happens to have a vacant period at the time the algebra class is scheduled.


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