Michelle Dalrymple, winner of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Teacher's Prize, says being mathematically literate is an important life skill.

Michelle Dalrymple says there is no such thing as a math's brain.

The winner of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Teacher's Prize says that not only is everyone capable of being statistically and mathematically literate, but it is an important life skill.

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The Christchurch teacher is the first maths teacher to win the Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize.

Michelle is Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Head at Cashmere High School. She says every student deserves a champion and is devoted to sharing her research and knowledge with other teachers around the country.

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