Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 49 Issue 1, December 2011
4 – 5
A Conversation with Dr Jorgensen
Gladys Sterenberg
Dr Arthur Jorgensen has greatly influenced mathematics 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 ‘s 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 in mathematics. Here are excerpts from our conversation.
