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Re: Khan Academy: Math instruction goes viral > backlash
Posted:
Sep 14, 2011 5:04 PM
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On Sep 14, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Lynne K. Ipina wrote:
> It's been interesting learning and reading more about Mary Dolciani.
While I think I know what the New Math was, and knew that Dolciani
had written high school textbooks which I had always associated with
the New Math---but had never had the occasion actually to see.
I was very surprised by the following in the article in Wikipedia.
"she was influential in developing the basic modern method used for
teaching basic algebra in the United States (i.e., teaching it on the
basis of drill like arithmetic, rather than on the basis of proofs as
in Euclidean geometry)."
If that is indeed the case, then I owe a huge apology to Rosa.
Puzzled regards
--schremmer
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