kitchen table math, the sequel: and now for something completely different

Monday, October 22, 2007

and now for something completely different

I've just read Alan Greenspan's chapter on equality and education.

Will post excerpts later on.

Preview: he thinks constructivist math was a big mistake.

Unfortunately, he also thinks constructivist math has left the scene now that the Focal Points have been published.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Catherine,

at 180 comments and growing, seems like a live chat room might be in order ;-)

But then I'd never get any work done.

I'm ready for some new math posts.

Catherine Johnson said...

oh gosh, you and me both

otoh, the 180 thread has gotten so exhausting I actually edited 10 pages of my chapter this morning.

see?

everything bad is good