Archive for the ‘National Math. Advisory Panel’ Category

All 34 All The Time

June 2, 2008 in Carnival, Links, National Math. Advisory Panel

\bulletCarnival of Mathematics #34, at 360.
\bulletThe great Larry Gonick is at it again (cf. my fourth post).
\bulletBrent Yorgey on the Monoid of Partial Knowledge (pre-Haskellization).
\bulletBarry G. responds to “MathPanelWatch” at KTM.

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Tu Quoque

May 13, 2008 in Links, National Math. Advisory Panel

\bulletNonsense from an old source.

Business As Usual

April 10, 2008 in National Math. Advisory Panel, Rants, The Statistics Coup

One may learn from this post yesterday in Mathematics Education Research that the NCTM Annual Meeting is going on right now. But the links are all getting me an error message (as of now).

Wait, they work. Let’s see. Oh, great. Statistics (“Becoming Certain About Uncertainty”). Just what elementary-ed needs much less of. Why are we not surprised. Oh, and don’t miss their smarmy attempt at looking like they’re on board with the Math Panel’s tepid denunciation of the lies they’ve been propagating for decades.

Why Don’t You Just Give Up, Doc?

April 9, 2008 in Links, National Math. Advisory Panel

\bulletReview and Critique of the Math Panel Report at MathNotations.
\bulletThe crisis in University Mathematics in Australia (Terry Tao).

Because I Said So

March 26, 2008 in Links, National Math. Advisory Panel

\bulletA discussion of style in proofs at Ars Mathematica.
\bulletHey, check it out: Math Panel Watch is back from the dead.

Live From DOE

March 26, 2008 in National Math. Advisory Panel

The National Math Panel will webcast a discussion tomorrow morning. Of course I’ll miss it.

Here To Help You

March 14, 2008 in National Math. Advisory Panel

\bulletThe Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel was released yesterday.