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What's math got to do with it?, helping children learn to love their most hated subject--and why it's important for America, Jo Boaler

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What's math got to do with it?, helping children learn to love their most hated subject--and why it's important for America, Jo Boaler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What's math got to do with it?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

175218231

Responsibility statement

Jo Boaler

Sub title

helping children learn to love their most hated subject--and why it's important for America

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Understanding the urgency -- 1. What is math? And why do we all need it? -- 2. What's going wrong in classrooms? : identifying the problems -- 3. A vision for a better future : effective classroom approaches -- 4. Taming the monster : new forms of testing that encourage learning -- 5. Stuck in the slow lane : how American grouping systems perpetuate low achievement -- 6. Paying the price for sugar and spice : how girls and women are kept out of math and science -- 7. Key strategies and ways of working -- 8. Giving children the best mathematical start : activities and advice -- 9. Making a difference through work with schools

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