Table of Contents
Series Preface iii
Preface iv
Acknowledgments x
Introduction 1
PART I: CASES AND REACTIONS 12
Introduction to Case 1 12
Case 1: "Race and Teacher Expectations" 13
Reader Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectations" 19
Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectation 20
Summary and Additional Questions 34
Introduction to Case 2 35
Case 2: "Mathematics for All?" 36
Reader Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 42
Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 43
Summary and Additional Questions 55
Introduction to Case 3 57
Case 3: "Culture and School Mathematics" 59
Reader Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 64
Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 65
Summary and Additional Questions 76
Introduction to Case 4 79
Case 4: "Politics and School Mathematics" 81
Reader Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 87
Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 88
Summary and Additional Questions 104
Reader Reactions to the Four Cases 107
Reactions to the Four Cases 108
Part II. Public Arguments 119
A "Conservative View": Mathematics for Global Economic Leadership 122
Comments and Questions 135
A "Liberal View": Equality of Opportunity and School Mathematics in a Democracy 138
Comments and Questions 147
A "Radical Multiculturalist View": Mathematics for Developing Critical Dispositions for Social Reconstruction 150
Comments and Questions 164
Part III. Concluding Remarks, Some Reflections, and Resources for Further Reflections
Biography
Michele D. Crockett is an assistant professor in the Mathematics, Science and Technology division, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign She is a Spencer/National Academy of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient. Her research interests focus on professional development in mathematics education and school reform.
"The book uses case stories and reactions to those stories to explore various dimensions of the relationships among mathematics, schools, and culture…I can imagine using the cases and political arguments presented in Mathematics and Teaching with a number of audiences…The book itself includes reactions from parents, grandparents, school board members, administrators, and other professionals associated with K–12 schooling.These audiences are not listed explicitly as intended audiences in the series title, but it seems to me that the author did a very powerful thing by having discussions with such people about the cases and including their comments in the reactions sections. These groups can be influential in decision-making processes and are critical in the support structure for teachers who are trying to be maximally effective for all students."--Teri J. Murphy, MAA Reviews (2009)
