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'Math wars' over national standards may erupt again in California
- 03-30-2010
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By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News
Hold on to your graphing calculators: The passionate, contentious debate over how California students should learn math is ready to erupt again. While math formulas and properties may be delightfully precise, how best to teach them to children is not. As the United States prepares for the first time to adopt nationwide K-12 "common core" standards, mathematicians and educators are split. Some hail the proposals as a groundbreaking advancement because students will develop a more solid footing in math before rushing to the next level; others fear the plan would propel California backward. Each side warns that America's future as a global science and technology powerhouse is at stake. (more...)
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