On Sep 9, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Paul Tanner <upprho@gmail.com> wrote:
> Or are you now of the position that all those mathematicians who don't > know how to each kids but who like you have had a problem with reform > mathematics education at that level of teaching kids and therefore > spoke up about it - and not only have you have agreed with them you > are glad they spoke up - should have shut up and should forever stay > shut up on this issue and other such issues?
I am of the position that Devlin knows neither mathematics nor the teaching thereof. Devlin is a populist writer.