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Notes from the classroom

Where students actually get stuck on specific QCAA topics, and how the resources in the catalogue are built to address it.

15 June 2026

How to teach wage and salary calculations without losing the class

A practical breakdown of where Year 11 and 12 Essential Maths students actually get stuck on overtime, commission, and piecework — and how to sequence the lesson so it clicks.

8 June 2026

Simple interest vs compound interest: the one misconception that breaks both

Most students don't actually confuse the two formulas. They confuse what the formulas are describing — and that's a harder thing to fix with more practice problems.