--- product_id: 67052126 title: "The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths" brand: "jo boaler" price: "KD 14.55" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67052126-the-elephant-in-the-classroom-helping-children-learn-and-love store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths **Brand:** jo boaler **Price:** KD 14.55 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths by jo boaler - **How much does it cost?** KD 14.55 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67052126-the-elephant-in-the-classroom-helping-children-learn-and-love) ## Best For - jo boaler enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jo boaler brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GxbfU08xL.jpg) ![The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kGmo8ClhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thought Provoking *by M***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011* As a practising maths teacher I bought this book out of interest. The title had me 'hooked'.The traditional teaching techniques which helped me, and many like me, to become a chartered engineer come in for a lot of criticism. As such, I found myself tempted to dismiss all within.However, I kept reading, and found myself agreeing more and more with content.The following points made are without doubt truthful:-1) We do spend an enormous amount of time testing pupils, teachers and schools (with exam results).2) The pressure put upon schools (and hence teachers) to achieve exam results does make the classroom teacher 'teach the exam paper'.3) Not enough time is spent upon maths in a practical environment, in which the pupils have to analyse the everyday problems, plan out what needs to be done and produce the necessary maths to solve them.The book author advocates group work allowing pupils to communicate and compare techniques making the maths room more like a science laboratory. She does unfortunately not give the missing 'how to deal with pupils that do not want to work'.Despite my critical comments I found this book a thoroughly good read and look forward to trying out ideas and concepts within. As a person who seldom reads this type of work, this is praise indeed! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Elephant in the Classroom *by I***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2013* Not having a child currently in school and the fact that this book is several years out of date I cannot comment on what is currently happening in maths classrooms in the UK or the US. what I can say is that the content of this book came as a revelation to me. As someone who enjoyed the processes in maths but, due to dyslexia/dyscalculia could never remember the formula's so went up and down streams like a yo yo depending on which formulas I was remembering at any one time and who left school believing I was a maths failure. To this day I still can't remember my times tables. This book has reignited my wish to explore maths again. It is worth reading as a parent or teacher and to at least open up the debate that there may be alternatives to traditional teaching techniques which will suit some of your children or students, whatever their age. I came to this book as a result of a friend studying these techniques on a short course and then applying them to a small group of children she was tutoring. I was fascinated and wanted to learn more and this is a good introduction to what the techniques are and why they work. I do not believe one teaching technique will work for every student which is why it is so important for parents and teacher to remain open minded and be willing to consider alternatives to traditional methods. I had never come across this ethos before but I am now eager to explore it further; not just in maths but other subjects as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really thought-provoking. I thought of myself as a traditionalist ... *by R***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2016* Really thought-provoking. I thought of myself as a traditionalist until I read this book. It all makes so much sense, particularly the bit about encouraging "smarter" children to talk about maths. Reminded me of when I studied economics, the mantra was "can you explain it to your granny?". 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