[Maths-Education] Maths and creationism

[Tamara Bibby]

You could look at http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com which is diverting
if nothing else and may help with links
tamara

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>Dear (former) colleagues
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>As the address below indicates I have quit the academy. However as the
>email address shows, I actually haven't escaped. King's (and the math ed
>world generally) seems like Hotel California - "You can check out any time
>you like but you can never leave".
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>My current research concerns curriculum issues and I have a question. I
>don't know a great deal about the maths curriculum in the US but I know
>there has been a "back to basics" move in some areas (states?). I also have
>some anecdotal evidence that they are the same areas where "creationism"
>(or "intelligent design" as I believe it's known) has gained a toehold in
>the science curriculum.
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>Can anyone come up with evidence to back up (or refute) the hypothesis that
>the introduction of "back to basics" in the math curriculum is linked to
>creationsism in the science curriculum, or can you
>point me in directions which might help?
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>Thanks and best wishes
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>Peter Gill
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Dr Tamara Bibby
King's College
Department of Education and Professional Studies
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