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A radical idea to transform what kids learn in school

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Marion Brady -- Exxon-Mobil is airing education-reform television ads. In the one I’ve seen most often, implicit and explicit messages are simple and clear: (a) We live in a dangerous, technologically complex world. (b) Our lives, liberties, and happiness hinge on our ability to cope with that world. (c) Coping requires mastery of math. (d) On standardized math tests, America ranks 25th in the world. (e) Be ashamed and afraid. (f) Get behind corporate education reform efforts.

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The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk (Views: 110, Clicks: 10)
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Site includes a group of biographies of over 1000 mathematicians searchable by name, historical period, and country of origin.

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Math Mom: Does smart equal cool?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 223, Clicks: 87)
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Maria Lando -- A great toy company feels that it should warn us not to worry about being a nerd. Are we sure it is OK to be smart? Are we serious that it is just OK? Why don't we say: "It's cool to be smart!" or "It's awesome to be smart!." And why do we need this affirmation at all? Shouldn't it be obvious?

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NCES Kids' Zone

nitajo sumitted ago via http://nces.ed.gov (Views: 157, Clicks: 2)
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The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.

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Mathematicians of the African Diaspora

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.math.buffalo.edu (Views: 119, Clicks: 1)
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Most histories of mathematics devote only a few pages to Ancient Egypt and to northern Africa during the 'Middle Ages´. Generally they ignore the history of mathematics in Africa south of the Sahara. Contrary to the popular view, one can neither racially or geographically separate Egyptian civilization from its black African roots.

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