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Maths book promising exam success?!

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Motorcyclemptiness · 25/01/2019 08:50

Morning...
Has anyone heard of this please and is it worth the money?
info.passgcsemaths.com/memory-system
As dm of dyslexic ds it is tempting...

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BeatNickBeamer · 25/01/2019 09:28

I haven't heard of it but it looks dodgy to be honest. I wouldn't believe the hype on the website (those Facebook messages could have been written by anyone). No book or system can guarantee success and the focus on memory is odd since of all subjects maths is the least memory based. (Although fluency is certainly important). I would just encourage DS to practise as much as possible in small focus bursts every day.

Motorcyclemptiness · 25/01/2019 09:50

Thanks for that- u r prob right and it's clearly the academic equivalent of miracle diet pills! Just well designed ad to hook parents like me when maths is the nightmare subject...

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Witchend · 25/01/2019 20:17

Nothing can promise exam success.

If it says it does then I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, as anyone with any knowledge will know that.

Somewhereovertheroad · 25/01/2019 20:29

Yes I had seen it and was tempted but I generally go with "If it sounds too good to be true..it usually is"

Would be interested to know if anybody has tried it.

JustRichmal · 25/01/2019 22:47

I would just encourage DS to practise as much as possible in small focus bursts every day.
Could not agree more. Much better to get a Letts or CGP revision guide and workbook and do some every day.
Dd use the Letts "Maths to A* in a week." But it took more than a week to go through and was not the only book she used.

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