From the Editor’s Pencil
At the close of the Canadian Mathematical Society’s Canadian Mathematics Education Forum (CMEF), held in Toronto in early May, many attendees expressed how privileged they felt to be present at such a gathering and how fortunate they felt to have been part of a national discussion about mathematics education in Canada. Someone pointed out that there is a problem with those statements: as math educators, we should have access to forums like this whenever and wherever they occur.
Teachers, professors, government representatives, and others from boards of education across the country worked hard at the CMEF, spending long hours sharing, debating and trying to find solutions to problems found in every province and territory throughout our wonderful country. How many more issues might have been addressed if every teacher across the country could attend this forum, without having to consider the cost!
The attendees were committed professionals who believe that math education is an important and integral part of everyone’s life and that we need to find ways to make math more accessible to all students and all citizens. To make that happen, perhaps teachers everywhere should have opportunities to engage in discussion and to find their own answers to the challenges we face.
Teaching can be a lonely and isolating profession. We need these ongoing opportunities to keep the dialogue going and to advance understanding of the importance of math for everyone.
Anne MacQuarrie
President’s Message
Len Bonifacio
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September 10 and 11, 2004
January 14 and 15, 2005
April 22 and 23, 2005
