Interesting that Dr Hung-Hsi Wu once recognised this:-
"...Be that as it may, the current
reform movement is definitely kinder to the students in the lower half than
those in the top 20% (say), and the question of how to take proper care
of students serious about learning mathematics is left unresolved for now.
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By coincidence, the Department of Education issued a remarkable document
[NA] only six months ago which discusses in depth how the American schools
have failed to educate the talented students. It is difficult not to see [NA]
as a reproach of this senseless drift in mathematics education, from allowing
proofs to be memorized without understanding to essentially denying the
students the opportunity to learn about proofs altogether."
Last edited by madeinuk; 09/08/14 05:57 PM.
