That's kind of terrifying, I'm really glad they are getting help, but I also can't help but think as a society and education system we have horribly failed these people. I'm incredibly impressed...
Half of working-age adults in the UK have low numeracy.
That's kind of terrifying, I'm really glad they are getting help, but I also can't help but think as a society and education system we have horribly failed these people.
I'm incredibly impressed with the NHS for linking directly to a github issue, the average person not working in tech would have 0 idea or natural discovery of something like github, so to see it used in something as mainstream as the NHS website is very cool!
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Again seeing a mainstream public service using these "tech" tools is fascinating.
Right, but it ain’t 1 in every 2 working age adults. We have culture of anti intellectualism and especially for mathematics where in most jobs it’s totally fine to exclaim “I’m rubbish at maths”....
Right, but it ain’t 1 in every 2 working age adults.
We have culture of anti intellectualism and especially for mathematics where in most jobs it’s totally fine to exclaim “I’m rubbish at maths”.
A large number of people have been failed by mathematics education due to crap curriculums and a shitty culture.
Not from Britain, but the math teachers I had throughout elementary and high school were...not good. I know some of them tried, but most of them did not. Honestly, the math class I learned the...
Not from Britain, but the math teachers I had throughout elementary and high school were...not good. I know some of them tried, but most of them did not. Honestly, the math class I learned the most from was actually remedial math; we were taught stuff with real-world value like how to do taxes and it indirectly helped me to understand fractions and division. The rest of my math classes were not terribly helpful, and after several years of teachers who insisted you un-learned what you had been previously taught and learn their particular system, I think my brain simply shut off the breaker for "math".
The guide is written very clearly. Simple language, concise sentences, clear examples, in an easy to read font. Even their cookies prompt is clear and to the point. They're practicing what they...
The guide is written very clearly. Simple language, concise sentences, clear examples, in an easy to read font.
Even their cookies prompt is clear and to the point. They're practicing what they preach.
GOV.UK Design Guidelines are some of the best in the world for accessibility and usability. Most of the accessibility guidelines, design patterns and components are open source and free for use by...
The NHS has a range of design guides and they're pretty good. This is new, and it's aimed at making life easier for the 1 in 20 people who have dyscalculia, and other people who struggle with numbers.
The NHS has a range of design guides and they're pretty good. This is new, and it's aimed at making life easier for the 1 in 20 people who have dyscalculia, and other people who struggle with numbers.
I knew a friend of a fiend who said they struggled with reading numerals. I didn't know them well personally, but one of my close friends did, and my friend confirmed that they (their friend)...
I knew a friend of a fiend who said they struggled with reading numerals. I didn't know them well personally, but one of my close friends did, and my friend confirmed that they (their friend) found it very difficult to read numerals, but had no problems reading and working with numbers spelled out as words. I'd never heard of it before, and I'm sure it's quite rare, but this guidance would go against their needs. Does anyone know what their condition was called?
That's kind of terrifying, I'm really glad they are getting help, but I also can't help but think as a society and education system we have horribly failed these people.
I'm incredibly impressed with the NHS for linking directly to a github issue, the average person not working in tech would have 0 idea or natural discovery of something like github, so to see it used in something as mainstream as the NHS website is very cool!
Again seeing a mainstream public service using these "tech" tools is fascinating.
A lot of people could have undiagnosed dyscalculia. I know I did, I struggled with math in school and still honestly don't understand it.
Right, but it ain’t 1 in every 2 working age adults.
We have culture of anti intellectualism and especially for mathematics where in most jobs it’s totally fine to exclaim “I’m rubbish at maths”.
A large number of people have been failed by mathematics education due to crap curriculums and a shitty culture.
Not from Britain, but the math teachers I had throughout elementary and high school were...not good. I know some of them tried, but most of them did not. Honestly, the math class I learned the most from was actually remedial math; we were taught stuff with real-world value like how to do taxes and it indirectly helped me to understand fractions and division. The rest of my math classes were not terribly helpful, and after several years of teachers who insisted you un-learned what you had been previously taught and learn their particular system, I think my brain simply shut off the breaker for "math".
The guide is written very clearly. Simple language, concise sentences, clear examples, in an easy to read font.
Even their cookies prompt is clear and to the point. They're practicing what they preach.
GOV.UK Design Guidelines are some of the best in the world for accessibility and usability.
Most of the accessibility guidelines, design patterns and components are open source and free for use by anyone.
It's a hell of an impressive project and it just get better the more the refine and develop things.
The NHS has a range of design guides and they're pretty good. This is new, and it's aimed at making life easier for the 1 in 20 people who have dyscalculia, and other people who struggle with numbers.
I knew a friend of a fiend who said they struggled with reading numerals. I didn't know them well personally, but one of my close friends did, and my friend confirmed that they (their friend) found it very difficult to read numerals, but had no problems reading and working with numbers spelled out as words. I'd never heard of it before, and I'm sure it's quite rare, but this guidance would go against their needs. Does anyone know what their condition was called?