Abstract
The Math Wars have been raging since the 1990's in the United States, where the world of mathematics education has become polarised into two camps: the reformers and the traditionalists. In this article I explore the background to the Math Wars, with specific reference to conflicting ideologies of mathematics education. I draw parallels with similar, albeit less public, tensions and power struggles amongst policy makers and practitioners in England. I conclude by highlighting the danger of allowing increasing levels of politicisation of the education agenda to subsume the need for reform of the curriculum highlighted by the mathematics education community.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7-13 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | For the Learning of Mathematics |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Education