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- From: rsc@altair.csustan.edu (Steve Cunningham)
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- Subject: Re: Minimum standards for math "competency"
- Keywords: math competency education university college standards
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.055527.20682@koko.csustan.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 05:55:27 GMT
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- crawford@boole.mitre.org (Randy Crawford) casts some doubts on the claims of
- the original posting by rjfrey@rentec.com (Robert J Frey) speaking of the
- critical shortage of mathematically literate people (as well as mathematical
- specialists) and doubting the low standing of American students in mathematics.
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- Without going to my references (I'm in my office late to staunch a roof-leak
- flood and can't dig them out from the piles of materials under plastic) let
- me assure Mr. Crawford that Mr. Frey's general points are entirely valid. For
- references, consult the large literature on the subject from the Mathematical
- Association of America and the National Research Council, who have documented
- this situation well. It's real, and it's frightening -- if you can make time
- to work with your local schools in bringing a sense of the reality and fun of
- mathematics (oh, dear -- I said mathematics is fun, didn't I? It is, and it's
- one of the most rewarding of human endeavors, IMHO...) to the students, you'll
- do yourself, the students, the nation, and perhaps even humanity a favor...
-