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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 53 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Barry Press. |
| Summary |
Andrew Hacker's 2012 New York Times op-ed questioning the requirement of advanced mathematics in our schools instantly became one of the paper's most widely circulated articles. Why, he wondered, do we inflict a full menu of mathematics on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? The Math Myth expands Hacker's scrutiny of many widely held assumptions, like the notions that mathematics broadens our minds and that the entire Common Core syllabus should be required of every student. He worries that a frenzied emphasis on STEM is diverting attention from other pursuits and subverting the spirit of the country. In fact, Hacker honors mathematics as a calling (he has been a professor of mathematics) and extols its glories and its goals. Yet he shows how mandating it for everyone prevents other talents from being developed and acts as an irrational barrier to graduation and careers. He proposes alternatives, including teaching facility with figures, quantitative reasoning, and understanding statistics. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects.
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Mathematical ability.
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| Added Author |
Press, Barry.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781515927150 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1515927156 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11650878 |
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