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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Link to the data that proves it doesn't work, then explain what that means. Tell me who it doesn't work for--broken down by race, language and socioeconomics. Actually, dept of ed doesn't actually have good data on that yet...[/quote]

Before anyone links to the old ny times article, please note that the article is merely an [b]indictment on the American education system rather than proof that the traditional approach to math doesn't work.[/b]

Oddly enough, our universities are head and shoulders above those in other countries and draw significant numbers of foreign students for that reason. Great npr piece on that earlier this year. [/quote]
The "system" also includes how a subject matter is taught, and yes,  includes subpar teachers compared to some other countries.  American adults, pre-Common Core, in general suck at math, and even in literacy:

Published on October 18, 2013:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/23-advanced-economies-us-adults-rank-21st-math-skills

"The survey tested a sample of approximately 5,000 Americans ages 16 to 65..
The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Friday released the initial results of an international survey of adult skills in literacy and mathematics, revealing that Americans rank 21st in “numeracy” and are tied for 15th in literacy among adults in 23 advanced economies.

American adults also scored below the average in both numeracy and literacy for all respondents in all 23 advanced economies."

We scored below the UK and Canada, which also has a large  immigrant population.[/quote]

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