TERC and Fuzzy Math

There is a war raging all around us, a war the United States cannot afford to lose. No one has died in this war, and no one is likely to. But there are casualties. The injuries are mental rather than physical, but the suffering is lifelong. I’m not referring to the global war on terror or the war on drugs. I’m talking about the mathematics war.

This web site is devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education.

Mathematics achievement in America is far below what we would like it to be. Recent “reform” efforts only aggravate the problem. As a result, our children have less and less exposure to rigorous, content-rich mathematics.