Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 35 Issue 2, May 1998
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The Importance of Numeracy in a Technological Society
Murray Lauber
Popular mathematician John Allen Paulos is an advocate for numeracy, claiming that it must take its place alongside literacy as an essential component of education in a complex society. He argues that numeracy will become even more crucial as we confront the mountains of data that will accompany the evolution of sophisticated information technology.
