At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy

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Riley is good-naturedly aware that many people ask about the practical uses of maths in adult life. She writes: “I’ve never had much use for the poems of Sylvia Plath, but no one ever questioned the English teacher for making us dissect her every word”. What she calls “poor old maths”, however, gets a bum rap, with people “almost wearing it as a badge of honour” that they are mathematically illiterate. Good numeracy, Riley points out, is linked to “employability, to better earnings”, and poor numeracy often links to “poor health and mental health problems”. So there are any amount of incentives for coming to grips with maths, she says, and perhaps, I think, having spoken to her, it’s the teaching that is at fault, which leads to so many saying that their brains “are not wired” for numbers. Had I had a teacher such as Riley, urging me on from the sidelines, you can do it, you can do it, I am sure I would be better than I am at maths. Riley is a keen supporter of Manchester United, like her father who was originally from Salford; [25] [26] in October 2010, Riley presented a programme on the club's television channel MUTV that featured a tour of their Trafford Training Centre in Carrington. She has also hosted episodes of An Audience with... on the channel. To mark her 1,000th episode of Countdown (aired on 25 June 2013), United player Ryan Giggs presented her with a signed team shirt, Giggs himself having celebrated his 1,000th game for the club the same year. [26] [27] In her appearance as a contestant on the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind, broadcast on 4 January 2012, her specialist subject was a limited (13-year) history of the club; she eventually finished in joint second place. [28] [29]

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For services to Holocaust Education", Riley was awarded an MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours. [60] [61] Rachel Riley: People are grateful I've spoken out about antisemitism". Jewish News. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019 . Retrieved 23 July 2019.Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? The Gadget Show's new presenter is an Olympic champion!". Channel 5. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. The Gadget Show | Meet The Gadget Show's new presenter: Rachel Riley! by The Gadget Show". Channel 5. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013 . Retrieved 2 June 2013. Listen to the Maths Appeal podcast presented by Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke with a range of guests discussing everyday maths issues. a b c Woods, Judith (18 June 2014). "Rachel Riley: 'Strictly magnified the fault lines in my marriage' ". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021 . Retrieved 20 June 2014.

Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths

In fact, she says, “I’m hoping my book will give people more confidence in themselves and their abilities with maths. The inspiration behind doing it: I often get friends or family sending me messages on social media and asking about problems. Perhaps they’ve been trying to help their kids and they don’t understand the maths. I’ve always really liked answering. When you learn stuff in school, you might just have been doing it to pass exams — and now, of course, you don’t remember”.Attending the esteemed University of Oxford, Rachel graduated with a degree in mathematics, which gave her the foundation for an impressive career. After initially aiming to forge her future in finance, Rachel found the corporate world monotonous and soon turned to other avenues that would utilise her skill set. Making her television debut in 2009, Rachel was announced as the new maths and vocabulary expert on Countdown. With no media qualification and just her passion for the topic as guidance, Rachel soon became a favourite feature of the show. Just the same, she says, she really enjoyed the process of doing the book and is now thinking about what might be her next project —perhaps maths again, but this time for children and teenagers. Shahid, Sharnaz (16 June 2023). "Rachel Riley shares debilitating struggle after 'being ill for 10 years' ". Hello! . Retrieved 28 July 2023. DocDetails". clerk.clarkcountynv.gov. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021 . Retrieved 11 February 2021. Worsdale, Jim (27 July 2011). "I really love Countdown... trust me, it is not being axed". www.echo-news.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 4 August 2015.