Old Math? New Math? Math!

Author: Clayton Edwards1 and Rebecca Robichaux-Davis2
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  • 1 Grundy Center Middle School, Grundy Center, IA
  • | 2 Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Volume/Issue:
Volume 114: Issue 9
Page(s):
654–656
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2021.0198
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Grade(s) or Audience, All grades PK-12

“It is what it is." That expression has become popular in response to challenging situations, in which one believes no change is possible, and we must accept the situation as is. So, what does that expression have to do with mathematics education? Symbolically, it may look like “a = a" or, holistically, it may mean “math is math." As mathematics educators, we embrace the latter—that math is math. However, in our work with parents and interactions with the general public, we find that many do not align with this view and
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© 2021 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Sep 2021
Online Publication Date:
Sep 2021
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