Table of Contents
Series Preface iii
Preface iv
Acknowledgments x
Introduction 1
PART I: CASES AND REACTIONS 12
Introduction to Case 1 12
Case 1: "Race and Teacher Expectations" 13
Reader Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectations" 19
Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectation 20
Summary and Additional Questions 34
Introduction to Case 2 35
Case 2: "Mathematics for All?" 36
Reader Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 42
Reactions to "Mathematics for All?" 43
Summary and Additional Questions 55
Introduction to Case 3 57
Case 3: "Culture and School Mathematics" 59
Reader Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 64
Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics" 65
Summary and Additional Questions 76
Introduction to Case 4 79
Case 4: "Politics and School Mathematics" 81
Reader Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 87
Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics" 88
Summary and Additional Questions 104
Reader Reactions to the Four Cases 107
Reactions to the Four Cases 108
Part II. Public Arguments 119
A "Conservative View": Mathematics for Global Economic Leadership 122
Comments and Questions 135
A "Liberal View": Equality of Opportunity and School Mathematics in a Democracy 138
Comments and Questions 147
A "Radical Multiculturalist View": Mathematics for Developing Critical Dispositions for Social Reconstruction 150
Comments and Questions 164
Part III. Concluding Remarks, Some Reflections, and Resources for Further Reflections