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Chen, Rong-Ji – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
John Dewey discussed the dry school curriculum a century ago. One of the "evils" was a simplified curriculum having an outward appearance of mathematics. Dewey posited that such a simplified curriculum deprived students of opportunities to experience the thought-provoking character of the accumulated wisdom found in human knowledge. Dewey's…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Curriculum