For over 20 years, I have been trying to teach elementary school mathematics in ways that
honor and are rooted in concerns for the integrity of mathematics as a discipline and that …

" Since knowing produces knowledge, and not the other way around, this book shows how
everyone can be a producer rather than a consumer of mathematical knowledge …

It has long been an aim of mine that school students should be introduced to authentic
mathematical activity such as is practised by professional mathematicians, and those forms …

What would it take to teach elementary mathematics in ways envisioned by the current
reforms in mathematics education? What struggles would be experienced by teachers as …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Rethinking School Mathematics Page 3 Page 4 Rethinking School
Mathematics Andrew Noyes Paul Chapman Publishing Page 5 © Andrew Noyes 2007 First …

Every teacher of mathematics should ask themselves the following basic questions. What is
mathematics? Why teach mathematics? The immediate reason why we teach mathematics …

A constructivist perspective holds that children's learning of subject matter is the product of
an interaction between what they are taught and what they bring to any learning situation …

The authors of this volume, which is newly available in paperback, all hold the view that
mathematics is a form of intelligent problem solving which plays an important part in …

The purpose of teaching mathematics is to point out mis-takes and correct them! This seems
to be a common under-standing of mathematics education among students. 1 We have even …

This book is intended for both preservice and inservice teachers who wish to experience
some of the fundamental ideas expressed in the documents published by the National …