Geraldine High School Pāngarau Mathematics
@ghsmathematics.bsky.social
The maths department at Geraldine High School, Geraldine, New Zealand.
Formerly on Twitter as @GHSMathematics.
Formerly on Twitter as @GHSMathematics.
Would be great to see this adopted in NZ schools. This UK school is reporting at 21% decrease in their absence rate.
February 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Would be great to see this adopted in NZ schools. This UK school is reporting at 21% decrease in their absence rate.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
In the final celebration of GHS mathematicians' #NCEA successes in 2025, we today congratulate those ākonga who gained Level 3 mathematics endorsements. Ka pai, and good luck with your post school next steps. #Geraldine #NZ #maths
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In the final celebration of GHS mathematicians' #NCEA successes in 2025, we today congratulate those ākonga who gained Level 3 mathematics endorsements. Ka pai, and good luck with your post school next steps. #Geraldine #NZ #maths
Today we celebrate the NCEA Level 2 endorsed mathematicians from Geraldine High School following their recent exam results. We can't wait to see what your hard mahi will bring you at Level 3 this coming year. #NewZealand #Mathematics #NCEA #Level2
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Today we celebrate the NCEA Level 2 endorsed mathematicians from Geraldine High School following their recent exam results. We can't wait to see what your hard mahi will bring you at Level 3 this coming year. #NewZealand #Mathematics #NCEA #Level2
#NCEA results were out a couple of days ago. We're so proud of our long list of #mathematicians who gained #maths endorsements at Level 1. Ka pai. #NewZealand
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
#NCEA results were out a couple of days ago. We're so proud of our long list of #mathematicians who gained #maths endorsements at Level 1. Ka pai. #NewZealand
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If my student already uses the grid/area to multiply or factorise, I’ll use this. I do like that the product of the diagonals is always the same. That’s fun.
Let's learn how to factor quadratics where the leading coefficient isn't 1 without guessing and checking.
(Okay I know that sounds boring but I like this video lol)
(Okay I know that sounds boring but I like this video lol)
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
If my student already uses the grid/area to multiply or factorise, I’ll use this. I do like that the product of the diagonals is always the same. That’s fun.
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One of the coolest math facts that I know is that the only circle that fits perfectly in a 3-4-5 right triangle has an area of pi.
Here's how we can prove this.
Here's how we can prove this.
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of the coolest math facts that I know is that the only circle that fits perfectly in a 3-4-5 right triangle has an area of pi.
Here's how we can prove this.
Here's how we can prove this.
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It really doesn’t. Plato had a great answer to this problem more than two millennia ago. In the Theaetetus, he describes memory not as a storehouse or filing cabinet, but as a birdcage. Imagine, he says, that each of us has a cage in our minds filled with birds. 1/
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It really doesn’t. Plato had a great answer to this problem more than two millennia ago. In the Theaetetus, he describes memory not as a storehouse or filing cabinet, but as a birdcage. Imagine, he says, that each of us has a cage in our minds filled with birds. 1/
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I keep coming back to this. Just such a fundamental failure of everything that has been claimed about a "knowledge rich" curriculum. Teachers are demanded to have higher standards but this slop is what they put out as their big rewrite.
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I keep coming back to this. Just such a fundamental failure of everything that has been claimed about a "knowledge rich" curriculum. Teachers are demanded to have higher standards but this slop is what they put out as their big rewrite.
Geraldine High School #mathematicians continue to want to take their maths further. Yet again next year we will have more year 13s studying a maths course than any other subject #nz #maths #ncea #level3
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Geraldine High School #mathematicians continue to want to take their maths further. Yet again next year we will have more year 13s studying a maths course than any other subject #nz #maths #ncea #level3
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The video links are public, so will work for schools who don't use Dr Frost too. Hopefully they might be of help to other teachers and students preparing for 1.4 across AoNZ. #ncea #maths #level1 #mathematicalreasoning #newzealand @drfrostmaths.bsky.social
@drfrostresource.bsky.social for anyone else in #NZ using Dr Frost maths, I've put together this spreadsheet linking to key skills and videos for our #NCEA Level 1 students taking the 1.4 exam. They'll be using this to boost their exam prep tinyurl.com/GHSMaths Any suggested improvements welcome
__1.4 Subject Learning Outcomes mapped to Dr Frost skill links
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The video links are public, so will work for schools who don't use Dr Frost too. Hopefully they might be of help to other teachers and students preparing for 1.4 across AoNZ. #ncea #maths #level1 #mathematicalreasoning #newzealand @drfrostmaths.bsky.social
Also linking to @drfrostmaths.bsky.social
@drfrostresource.bsky.social for anyone else in #NZ using Dr Frost maths, I've put together this spreadsheet linking to key skills and videos for our #NCEA Level 1 students taking the 1.4 exam. They'll be using this to boost their exam prep tinyurl.com/GHSMaths Any suggested improvements welcome
__1.4 Subject Learning Outcomes mapped to Dr Frost skill links
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Also linking to @drfrostmaths.bsky.social
@drfrostresource.bsky.social for anyone else in #NZ using Dr Frost maths, I've put together this spreadsheet linking to key skills and videos for our #NCEA Level 1 students taking the 1.4 exam. They'll be using this to boost their exam prep tinyurl.com/GHSMaths Any suggested improvements welcome
__1.4 Subject Learning Outcomes mapped to Dr Frost skill links
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@drfrostresource.bsky.social for anyone else in #NZ using Dr Frost maths, I've put together this spreadsheet linking to key skills and videos for our #NCEA Level 1 students taking the 1.4 exam. They'll be using this to boost their exam prep tinyurl.com/GHSMaths Any suggested improvements welcome
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August 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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This is the first activity I do in math class
August 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is the first activity I do in math class
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August 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Got a moment? Skim through the Transum Newsletter or Podcast for August 2025 - you might discover exactly what you've been looking for!
www.transum.org/Newsletter/?...
🍦 Puzzle of the Month
🍦 Huge Numbers
🍦 Lobster Pots
🍦 TablesMaster Phone
🍦 New Advanced Starters
🍦 Holiday Maths
#mathstoday
www.transum.org/Newsletter/?...
🍦 Puzzle of the Month
🍦 Huge Numbers
🍦 Lobster Pots
🍦 TablesMaster Phone
🍦 New Advanced Starters
🍦 Holiday Maths
#mathstoday
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The only headlines written about this should be:
Trump reveals he does not understand basic math.
Trump reveals he does not understand basic math.
Trump: This is somebody nobody else can do. We will get the drug prices down… 1000% 600% 500% 1500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.
July 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The only headlines written about this should be:
Trump reveals he does not understand basic math.
Trump reveals he does not understand basic math.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The 24th July 2025 has the rare distinction of being a Pythagorean Day:
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Pythagorean Day
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July 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The 24th July 2025 has the rare distinction of being a Pythagorean Day:
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He modeled the logic of induction; traced the contours of the embodied mind; hung out with Einstein, Wheeler, and Bohr; gave away millions for art and conservation; fought for civil and gay rights; and lived as a janitor. My new story in @nautil.us
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Finding Peter Putnam
The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind
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June 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
He modeled the logic of induction; traced the contours of the embodied mind; hung out with Einstein, Wheeler, and Bohr; gave away millions for art and conservation; fought for civil and gay rights; and lived as a janitor. My new story in @nautil.us
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In #MathsToday we played this. A sneaky way to squeeze in some revision on multiples and lots of fun.
July 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In #MathsToday we played this. A sneaky way to squeeze in some revision on multiples and lots of fun.
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Did you know we can visualize rewriting square roots? Here's how!
April 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Did you know we can visualize rewriting square roots? Here's how!
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Weaker students can struggle with that, though, but a little tree helped. Cue maths teachers saying "I've always done it that way!" That's why you need subject specialists! 2/2
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Weaker students can struggle with that, though, but a little tree helped. Cue maths teachers saying "I've always done it that way!" That's why you need subject specialists! 2/2
Another great day at #NZAMT19 with more Craig Barton - being asked to describe our school's use of Diagnostic Questions in another session with Craig in the audience was a wee bit nerve wracking - and more, incl. NZ's PIAAC numeracy steep decline & 2026's Frankenstein Y12/13 assessments #mathstoday
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Another great day at #NZAMT19 with more Craig Barton - being asked to describe our school's use of Diagnostic Questions in another session with Craig in the audience was a wee bit nerve wracking - and more, incl. NZ's PIAAC numeracy steep decline & 2026's Frankenstein Y12/13 assessments #mathstoday