Posted on 16/06/07
Every child a math whiz
THE END OF IGNORANCEMultiplying Our Human PotentialBy John MightonKnopf Canada, 313 pages, $29.95John Mighton is on a campaign: Children should not be left behind in our schools. If in any pursuit - cooking, driving a car, mathematics - we measure performance, exactly half of those taking part will be below average. But in school, being below average is a step to being told that you have failed. As Mighton observes, there are differences in people's abilities. But do we want a school system that first accentuates such differences, and then takes them to define who people are?
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