Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 45 Issue 2, June 2008
16 – 17
A Conversation with Dr Jorgensen
Gladys Sterenberg
Dr Arthur Jorgensen has greatly influenced marhematics education in our province. He has been a principal and teacher in various schools in northern Alberta, an instructor at Grande Prairie College and the University of Lethbridge, a consultant in Jamaica, a Justice of the Peace, and an assistant superintendent. He served on the MCATA executive as director, secretary, vice-president, journal editor and newsletter editor, and most recently has been a contributor to delta-K. MCATA ‘.f annual Dr Arthur Jorgensen Chair Award is created to honour his work in education and his passion for mathematics. I wanted to know what he was thinking about current educational issues ill mathematics. Here are excerpts from our conversation.
