The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions
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Book Overview
A New York Times-bestselling author looks at mathematics education in America--when it's worthwhile, and when it's not. Why do we inflict a full menu of mathematics--algebra, geometry, trigonometry, even calculus--on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? While Andrew Hacker has been a professor of mathematics himself, and extols the glories of the subject, he also questions some widely held assumptions...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1620970686
ISBN13:9781620970683
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:New Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Must read for all parents
Published by Queen of Curiosity , 2 years ago
Hacker does a great job explaining why our current math standards are not only unnecessary but blocking our best and brightest students from stem careers.
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