Atul Rana
@atulrana
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Online Maths/Dyscalculia private tutor. Host #MathsChatLive, Argentine Tango dancer, Singer of alt rock band DonkeyBox.
London
Joined June 2008
#MathsChatLive with @emathsuk @nilampatel86 @DaveTushingham on maths education. Ask questions, comment and please RT!
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After 7.5 years of working together, one of my long-term homeschooled students has passed his GCSE equivalent (Functional Skills Level 2) in maths! One of the most complex and rewarding tutoring journeys of my entire career.
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It was Christmas Eve. Bob Cratchit not only had to put up with the tyranny of Ebenezer Scrooge but also with non decimal currency. Mixed-base (radix) arithmetic and all. The history of the £ Sterling goes back ~2000 years. 1/8
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Angus Young and Brian Johnson explaining what AC/DC stands for
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My latest articles is on not using crocodiles 🐊 to explain the inequality symbol. It’s had some great initial feedback. https://t.co/rMxwjQ7aT4
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Lessons learned are quickly forgotten unless they were learned in terror, or sorrow, or shame. Wisdom can always be rented for free, but it must be purchased with pain.
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Whoever hasn't seen this documentary is missing out on what was possibly the greatest mathematical event of the 20th century...
Andrew Wiles on the morning he discovered how to fix his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem
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Andrew Wiles on the morning he discovered how to fix his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem
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New blog post. "Somewhere between the trees and the stars, evolution made a strange choice. It created a creature that would be born unfinished — fragile, dependent, and endlessly teachable. That incompleteness became our superpower." https://t.co/ZE7efrstbk
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How did humans become the only species that must be taught? Explore evolution’s greatest gamble — how struggle, culture, and curiosity made us the learning species.
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The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.
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New! My 193rd gems post. Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎 https://t.co/3VchJ080cu
#mathschat #teammaths #mathsgems #mathscpdchat #mathstlp
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The most important skill is learning, because when you can do that you can do anything else. Learn how to learn.
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New blog post. "Somewhere between the trees and the stars, evolution made a strange choice. It created a creature that would be born unfinished — fragile, dependent, and endlessly teachable. That incompleteness became our superpower." https://t.co/ZE7efrstbk
atulranatutors.co.uk
How did humans become the only species that must be taught? Explore evolution’s greatest gamble — how struggle, culture, and curiosity made us the learning species.
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Learning how to learn is the most important skill to acquire.
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New blog post : Before trains, every town had its own time. The railways forced the world to obey one clock and thus the 'timetable' and standard time got invented. https://t.co/32v6YkoCPf
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Before trains and timetables, every town lived by its own sun. This essay explores how the invention of the timetable and standardised time reshaped human life — from the railways and factories to...
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New blog post : Before trains, every town had its own time. The railways forced the world to obey one clock and thus the 'timetable' and standard time got invented. https://t.co/32v6YkoCPf
atulranatutors.co.uk
Before trains and timetables, every town lived by its own sun. This essay explores how the invention of the timetable and standardised time reshaped human life — from the railways and factories to...
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Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life, which makes them constantly search for distractions and short-circuits the learning process. The pain is a kind of challenge your mind presents - will you learn how to focus and move past the boredom, or like a
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A brain dump of mathematical misconceptions. Which of these might be avoided through careful teaching? https://t.co/8B1JTsHjiw
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