Hello everyone! Let’s talk about the nightly battleground that is secondary school maths homework. You sit down to help your Year 7 child with a simple subtraction, you tell them to simply "borrow a one", and suddenly they look at you like you have just spoken in tongues. You try to write out an algebraic equation for a ratio problem, and they burst into tears because their teacher insists they draw proportional rectangular blocks. Sound familiar? Parents, please hear me when I say this: it is not your fault. The educational landscape has undergone a seismic shift since most of us were in school in the 1990s. Back then, we were taught using instrumental algorithms designed to yield correct answers rapidly. We had modular exams, heavily weighted coursework, and we were even routinely provided with formula booklets in the exam hall.
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