Two cases are cited to suggest that problem-solving has more value for the intellectual development of children when compared to the passive virtue of already knowing the answer. (DW)

The pocket calculator is getting to be so low in price and so easily come by that it may well soon become standard equipment in the math class. (Author)

Most mathematical ideas can be taught with simplicity. It may be necessary to give up the phrase "mathematics education" and replace it with "basic quantitative literacy." (Author)

Humorous recounting of the trials and tribulations of someone with a photographic mind for retrieval of information but no learning mechanisms provided by her instructors for releasing stored data towards practical use -- especially in the area of mathematics. (See EA 504 500.) (WM)

A mathematics laboratory should be a learning environment where many young minds decide that mathematics is more than practicing "sums" that the teacher assigns. (Author)

After two decades of efforts at curriculum reform, the United States has yet seriously to embark on the task of developing an active learning approach to mathematics in the elementary schools. (Author)