Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 6 Issue 4, June 1967
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Time Magazine
The March 17, 19,67, issue of Time Magazine contained the following interesting item in its education column:
Johnny doesn’t add very well. According to results of a major survey of math instruction in twelve nations released last week, the US is startlingly remiss in teaching its children how to add, subtract or solve calculus problems. Despite US prestige as the world’s leading technological power, American 13-year-olds ranked a low eleventh in their understanding of math – outscoring only children from Sweden, and lagging well behind those from Japan. (Canada was not included in the study.)
This result occurred in spite of the modern mathematics programs, or it is because of the modern mathematics programs. It appears that Mr. Smith’s ideas are most timely.
