Why Do Americans Stink at Math?

“The new math of the ’60s, the new, new math of the ’80s and today’s Common Core math all stem from the idea that the traditional way of teaching math simply does not work”

A must read article in the New York Times this past weekend.  All the more reason every child deserves a Montessori math education, click here for the link to the entire article.


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