Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiv
5. 1. Curriculum Wars 1
6. 2. “Ours Is Not to Reason Why. Just Invert and Multiply”: School Mathematics and Its Critics 6
7. 3. Capturing Professional Consensus: The California State Department, 1983–1990 28
8. 4. Earlier Reforms and Their Legacies 63
9. 5. Networks and Their Leaders: Broadcasting and Shaping Reform 77
10. 6. Riding the Tiger: The California State Department, 1990–1992 113
11. 7. The Tide Turns: 1993–1995 132
12. 8. Dueling Standards 166
13. 9. Parsnips and Orchids Side by Side: A View from the Classroom 204
14. 10. Toward a Civil, Constructive Discourse 216
15. Methodological Appendix 231
16. Timeline 255
17. Notes 259
18. Index 292