Webinar with Dr.Aoibhínn Ní Shúilleabháin

Oct 12, 2021 | Mr.Luby's Class

This morning we attended an online Maths webinar with Dr.Aoibhínn Ní Shúilleabháin.

We learned some really interesting facts about her:

Aoibhínn is a lecturer in UCD.
She studied Theoretical Physics.
She failed Maths in her Chirstmas test at Leaving Cert.
She was a former teacher in secondary school.
She is a radio and television broadcaster.
She was a former Rose of Tralee.
She learned how to play tin whistle.
She went to different countries to learn how to teach Maths.

Here are some really fascinating insights she shared with us in the webinar:

“There is no such thing as a Maths genius.”
“Maths is like a sport- practise it and you will get better at it.”
“Failure is learning how to succeed.”
“Maths is about making mistakes.”
She spoke about never giving up.
She said there should be no such thing as a clean page- it should have mistakes.