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NSF Special Video Report Highlights Math Education

NSF Special Video Report Highlights Math Education

January 29, 2009

The National Science Foundation's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs has produced a special report highlighting the importance of mathematics education and the struggles of some U.S. students with the subject. The video report, titled Math: What’s the Problem?, has three sections:

The report also has links to a number of websites that serve as useful mathematical resources, including the MAA's Career Profiles page.

A President David Bressoud is featured prominently in the segment "Learning the Language of Mathematics." The video on "Challenging Assumptions" includes scenes from a Math Teachers' Circle workshop, held in 2008 at MAA's Carriage House Conference Center in Washington, D.C.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008