This book–written by a long-time mathematics teacher–explains why mathematics education is commonly listed as the number one concern of parents and teachers in K-12 schools and provides guidance for addressing the issue.Parents and teachers interested in the cross-country debate about how to teach basic math won’t want to miss the debate coverage in Math Wars: A Guide for Parents and Teachers. Here the heated issues between the NCTM curricula and traditional original curricula are discussed with an eye to understanding how kids learn math, what the differences are in what they are bringing home from the new curriculum, and why the standards created by the NCTM don’t help prepare students for college. An intriguing survey of the many issues and theories involved in math teaching.-The Bookwatch W]ritten bu a mathematics educator to help parents and other interested parties understand the great debate about how to teach basic and advanced math.-Library Media ConnectionReaders should read the entire book and understand that simple, balanced views in the midst of strife are difficult to attain. General audiences will gain insights; students of mathematics education and their teachers can read this with an eye toward unpacking the oversimplified. Recommended. General readers, graduate and professional collections.-ChoiceLaterell has done an excellent job of making the language in the book simple, straightforward, and easy to understand for the wides possible audience….It would be good to have a copy of Math Wars on hand to lend to parents, new teachers, or anyone interested in the current and future state of mathematics education.-Mathematics Teaching in the Middle SchoolThis book will annoy some people (and that is why it was a courageous to write it), but in its final attempt to be fair to both sides of the Wars it is a book from which one can learn, and thus a worthwhile book not only for parents and teachers, but for all who are concerned with the state@®záG® ¾Û€