Re: Math and science study - reply to Dorrit O'Hallaron
Domenico Rosa (rosa@TEIKYOPOST.EDU)
Mon, 15 Jan 1996 13:48:26 GMT
The results of this study were published on Thursday, November 21, 1996 on
the front pages of The Hartford Courant, The Washington Post, and The
Boston Globe. The New York Times buried the story on page B14. Various
references to this study are also available from MAA Online (www.maa.org).
This study raises serious questions about the reforms, standards,
textbooks, and teaching methods that are being promoted today. The study
exposes numerous flaws in U.S. mathematics education, including our
abominable textbooks and our poor methods of teaching. Based on what I have
read so far, none of these problems is being addressed by the reform,
standards, and technology crowd.
Dom Rosa
rosa@mail.teikyopost.edu