Cheryl Lowe has strong opinions about how math needs to be taught and, unlike so many in the so-called math wars, hers are grounded in her experiences of learning and teaching math. She discusses the history of these math wars and her view on how math should be taught and how it has long been taught in a CD I was listening to this morning called What The Trivium Teaches About Teaching Math. If you are involved in teaching math or choosing a math curriculum, you need this talk.
