The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions

by Andrew Hacker

Book Overview

A New York Times-bestselling author looks at mathematics education in America--when it's worthwhile, and when it's not.

Why do we inflict a full menu of mathematics--algebra, geometry, trigonometry, even calculus--on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? While Andrew Hacker has been a professor of mathematics himself, and extols the glories of the subject, he also questions some widely held assumptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620970686
• ISBN13: 9781620970683
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Must read for all parents

Hacker does a great job explaining why our current math standards are not only unnecessary but blocking our best and brightest students from stem careers.