Project Maths is not the answer to tough question

This dumbed down syllabus is a distortion of the mathematics required to equip our students for third-level education, writes Dr Eugene Gath

IT is widely accepted that there is a crisis in school-level maths, from early primary school up, including unqualified teachers, students leaving school innumerate, under-challenged students, and low numbers taking higher-level Leaving Certificate maths, not to mention the low standard of maths among many of those students who actually do get an honour.

Many readers may be aware of Project Maths, either through their own children or professionally. It was set up to address this crisis and is essentially the new maths for our schools.