How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all - Researched 2013

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
What problem in
education would you
pay £1,000,000 to solve?
How the Millennium Prize problems could save us all

How the Millennium Prize problems could save us all

What are education’s
touchpaper problems?
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

•Learning
•Social
Development
•Principles/Rules
•Justifications

•Timings
•Locations
•Methods
•Data
•Priorities

How do we bridge the
Gap of Needs?

Millennium Prize Problems
The Prizes were conceived to record some of
the most difficult problems with which
mathematicians were grappling at the turn of the
second millennium;
to elevate in the consciousness of the general
public the fact that in mathematics, the frontier is
still open and abounds in important unsolved
problems;
to emphasize the importance of working
towards a solution of the deepest, most difficult
problems;
and to recognize achievement in mathematics of
7 £1 million 1 – 7/2013

What edge-of-practice
questions do we have?

What should education’s
touchpaper problems
look like?

1. Specifically focused on
cognitive &/or social
development
2. Principle not invention
3. A defined end-point

#touchpaper problems?

What is the shortest period
of a time in which a person
with dyslexia can be taught
to spell the 1000 most
common words in English?

If a child needs to remember
20 chunks of knowledge
from one lesson to the
next, what is the most
effective homework to set?

Conclusion:
#touchpaper problems?

How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all - Researched 2013

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