Problems of Teaching Mathematics in the Schools of England

Abstract

It was with mixed feelings of surprise, and may I say, of trepidation, that I received an invitation from our Chairman Mr. Melby, to come and address you this afternoon. What qualifications had I that would justify so great an honor as that of addressing a gathering of this nature? Much as I hate to disillusion all those who have ensured a prompt reply to their letters by addressing me as “Professor” I have to admit that I can lay claim to no such lofty title. I am just one of the rank and file, who has spent more than twenty-five years in the classrooms of English Secondary, or High Schools and English private schools. No, I am just a plain, ordinary teacher.