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