Saturday, August 27, 2011

"How to fix our math education"

Link to NYT article by two experienced math educators suggesting a math curriculum that focuses on real-life problems:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/opinion/how-to-fix-our-math-education.html?_r=1

Under this proposal, the sequence of algebra, geometry and calculus would be replaced with a sequence of finance, data and basic engineering.

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