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ERIC Number: EJ180062
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Back to Basics: Friend or Foe?
Kraus, William H.
Mathematics Teacher, 71, 3, 218-24, Mar 78
After discussing some of the criticisms of the "new math" and the decline of academic and discipline standards in the schools, the author suggests how mathematics educators can use the back-to-basics movement constructively without joining it. (MN)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Discipline, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Modern Mathematics, Teaching Methods
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