From Foundation for Success: The Final Report of the National
Mathematics Advisory Panel; March 2008, U.S. Department of
Education link
“This
Panel, diverse in experience, expertise, and philosophy, agrees broadly
that the delivery system in mathematics education—the system that
translates mathematical knowledge into value and ability for the next
generation—is broken and must be fixed. This is not a conclusion about
teachers or school administrators, or textbooks or universities or any
other single element of the system. It is about how the many parts do
not now work together to achieve a result worthy of this country’s
values and ambitions.”