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Challenging the status quo in mathematics: Teaching for understanding

  • Written by Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageHow can we change math instruction to meet the needs of today's kids?World Bank Photo Collection / flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Despite decades of reform efforts, mathematics teaching in the U.S. has changed little in the last century. As a result, it seems, American students have been left behind, now ranking 40th in the world in math literacy.

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