Mathematics in General Education, A Report of the Committee on the Function of Mathematics in General Education

New York & London: D. Appleton - Century Company, Inc., 1940. Very Good condition. Full Title: "Mathematics in General Education, A Report of the Committee on the Function of Mathematics in General Education for the Commission on Secondary School Curriculum." NOT a library discard. Previous owner's name on endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Tables. Footnotes. Index. Bound in the original dark red cloth, stamped in bright gold over dark blue panels on the front cover and spine. This book was reviewed by John R. Mayor in National Mathematics Magazine (Vol. 15, No. 8, May, 1941, pp. 433-435). The committee's members were Albert A. Bennett, Professor of Mathematics, Brown University, Cuthbert Daniel, Editorial Consultant, Radio Research Project, Princeton University, Harold Fawcett, Associate Director and Teacher of Mathematics, Ohio State University School, Maurice L. Hartung, Assistant Professor of the Teaching of Mathematics, University of Chicago Robert J. Havighurst, Director for General Education, General Education Board Joseph Jablonower, Member Board of Examiners, New York City, and formerly Head of the Department of Mathematics, Fieldston School, Ruth Kotinsky, Secretary of the Commission on Secondary School Curriculum, Progressive Education Association, V. T. Thayer, Chairman of the Commission on Secondary School Curriculum, Progressive Education Association, and Educational Director of the Ethical Culture Schools. According to Mathematics Curriculum Center: "One of the most significant aspects of this report was the recommended extension of the curriculum beyond arithmetic, algebra, and geometry to include approximation and data analysis. The report advocated the importance of focusing on problem solving and reflective thinking as ways to preserve democracy. Many of the recommendations of this report went unheeded as the country actually dealt with the global crisis of World War II.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. xiv, 423pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …