Why Maths Performance in the UK is Lagging Behind with Dr Dominic Yeo
May 14, 2024
In this episode of Jason's Education Lounge, host Jason Zho is joined by Dominic Yeo, the UK's Academic Director for International Maths Olympiads. They discuss the UK's challenges, performance, and perceptions of maths, why cultural attitudes towards maths matter, and how maths acts as a universal language in bridging cultures. Dominic also shares the maths teacher shortage, the nature versus nurture debate in education, and the role of parents in supporting their children's maths education.
In this episode of Jason's Education Lounge, host Jason Zho is joined by Dominic Yeo, the UK's Academic Director for International Maths Olympiads. They discuss the UK's challenges, performance, and perceptions of maths, why cultural attitudes towards maths matter, and how maths acts as a universal language in bridging cultures. Dominic also shares the maths teacher shortage, the nature versus nurture debate in education, and the role of parents in supporting their children's maths education.
Dominic is a distinguished mathematics lecturer focusing on probability theory and random graph processes. He holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and has held roles at Technion, Oxford, and as an Assistant Professor of Probability at the University of Cambridge. His knowledge covers both theoretical and applied mathematics.
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