"We should demand to hear the pros and cons of every argument when it comes to our children's math curriculum. The distracting buzz of irrelevancies like "pickaninnies" points to a failure in logic that has no place in a discussion about math, of all things."
I believe that the general public would demand the same now (10 YEARS LATER!) if they were aware of the problems with mathed "research" cited repeatedly in support of K-12 math programs.
