The Mathematical Association of Ghana has organised a workshop for 110 teachers from first and second cycle schools in the Western Region, on the theme: ?The challenges of teaching and learning mathematics in this technological age?. The national president of the association, Miss Adwoa Nkrumah, intimated that though ?modern technologies could facilitate the teaching and learning of mathematics, access and the ability to use them remain a major challenge?. She, however, expressed regret at ... Read More

The weekend at the beginning of July 2012 ? 7th and 8th July, to be exact ? was a festive one for lovers of sports. On the Saturday, Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to win her 5th Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title. One reporter with ageism snaking through his brain like a flesh-eating virus, summed up the significance of Serena's victory in these words: ?At 30...Serena Williams became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam ... title since Czech-turned American Martina ... Read More