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Power and confidence lies in the numbers (maths, that is)

Advertisement National Mental Health Commissioner and former Macquarie Bank executive Lucy Brogden failed every mathematics exam she sat until the Higher School Certificate. “Everyone had told me, ‘You are not good at maths. That’s OK.’ It was forgiven and accepted,” she said of the prevailing attitude to women and girls. A former boss, Allan Moss, then Macquarie’s chief executive, once asked her if she could do percentages. Lucy Brogden AM, chair of the National Mental Health Commission admitted that she had failed every maths exam until the HSC. Credit:Renee Nowytarger Ms Brogden spoke of her midlife conversion to maths at the launch of a documentary and community education program called Women’s Work to encourage women and girls to gain greater financial independence by learning maths.

Reading wars in Australian schools: students caught in the crossfire

Normal text size Very large text size Boomer sleeps in the crook of Callum Milkins’ neck while he plays video games, and snuggles up to his chin in bed. Parrots make affectionate pets, so Callum’s mother Melinda bought one three years ago to ease her son’s loneliness. Boomer has been a loyal friend, and his companionship is even more valuable now that Callum has quit school and spends most of his time at home. Callum plans to look for a job but work can be hard to find in Lance Creek, a small town outside Wonthaggi on Victoria’s Bass Coast, and the 17-year-old has an extra hurdle: he struggles to read. That’s why he refused to return when classrooms reopened last year after the first COVID-19 shutdown. Callum, a stocky young man with brown curls and clear blue eyes, is softly spoken and looks at his hands when he speaks. He’s fascinated by astronomy and adores his pets: along with Boomer, there’s a lizard, dog and chooks. But there’s no mist

Reading wars in Australian schools: students caught in the crossfire

Reading wars in Australian schools: students caught in the crossfire
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