The Math Myth
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Barry Press
Release:
05/31/2016
Release:
05/31/2016
Release:
05/31/2016
Release:
05/31/2016
Runtime:
6h 53m
Runtime:
6h 53m
Runtime:
6h 53m
Unabridged
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Certain to spark a heated and needed national conversation not just about mathematics but about the kind of people and society we want to be, The Math Myth is especially recommended for both community and academic library Education & Mathematics collections.
Midwest Book Review
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.
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.
Release:
2016-05-31
2016-05-31
2016-05-31
2016-05-31
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
6h 53m
6h 53m
6h 53m
6h 53m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781515977155
9781799979678
9781799979685
9781515907152
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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