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Author:ICMI, Forman, Steen
Description: A report by Susan Forman and Lynn Arthur Steen on issues concerning mathematical preparation for work that appeared in the December 1994 Bulletin of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). In the United States there is strong pressure for more pragmatic work-oriented programs in the schools. This pressure offers mathematics education a rich opportunity to rethink the traditional school curriculum in order to better integrate academic and work-related mathematics. But it also runs a serious risk of deleterious side effects, notably the rebirth of second-class tracking under the guise of preparing students for twenty-first century jobs.
Languages: English
Resource Types: Articles
Math Ed Topics: Tracking/Ability Grouping, Tech Prep/Math for Employment

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