tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post7578578871731552720..comments2023-11-21T00:24:33.907-08:00Comments on Damon's maths and numeracy blog: Desperadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-28411685588750978312014-04-06T14:28:07.602-07:002014-04-06T14:28:07.602-07:00Awesome Damon. Can't wait to catch the drama a...Awesome Damon. Can't wait to catch the drama and controversy at the conference. Don't hold back... that's all I have to say...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084481931114592961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-58890955549113637412014-04-02T12:14:47.450-07:002014-04-02T12:14:47.450-07:00The word 'dumb' came up a lot in relation ...The word 'dumb' came up a lot in relation to people feeling like their intelligence was on public display. What was interesting also was that there were occasions of people reducing their skills so as not to be too different from their friends. Pretty hard to master numeracy if you have to reduce your skills! Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-88214959953185270722014-04-02T00:19:49.785-07:002014-04-02T00:19:49.785-07:00Sounds fascinating. I'm especially interested ...Sounds fascinating. I'm especially interested in the theme about protecting ourselves and our status in the eyes of our peers. I hold the 'belief' 'maths is hard' and is for 'smart people', one of whom I am not...clearly because 'I am not good at maths'...this belief stops me risking any interaction in groups lest I prove myself right and embarrass myself! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495415109093283171noreply@blogger.com