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Reform Mathematics vs. The Basics: Understanding the Conflict and Dealing with It

By John A. Van de Walle Ten years after NCTM’s release of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, this country is having a wrenching debate about what should be taught in mathematics and how it should be taught.  Debate has degenerated to “math wars.”