More Praise From Leading Educators

"This is an invaluable resource! Rethinking Mathematics has the potential to change the basic ways we think about and teach one of the most important subjects in schools today. With clarity and insight, this book shows how teachers who are dedicated to social justice can act on their commitments in a subject that has, for too long, been seen as simply a technical area. "

— Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

"What fun it was to read this book! I found myself reading the daily newspaper and coming up with connections I hadn't imagined before; it's contagious. Here's a bookful of ways to turn numbers into eye-opening experiences, to rediscover the world we live in."

— Deborah Meier, founder of successful public schools in New York and Boston and author of The Power of Their Ideas

"Who would have thought math could be taught through such compelling social issues as racial profiling, the war in Iraq, and environmental racism? This superb book is an extraordinary collection of ideas for any teacher who wants to bring passion, engagement, and social justice to the mathematics classroom."

— Lisa Delpit, Eminent Scholar and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Education & Innovation at Florida International University in Miami

"From the songs of Sweet Honey in the Rock we know that ‘We who believe in freedom cannot rest.' Now from the pages of Rethinking Mathematics we know that ‘We who believe in freedom cannot rest' until we ensure that the learning and teaching of mathematics sings of social justice. We should all learn its new songs."

— Bob Moses, President and Founder of the Algebra Project

The math educators in this book seek to connect mathematics to the lives of students. They want their students to learn that ratios can be used to analyze the density of liquor stores in a neighborhood, that large numbers become meaningful when comparing the cost of war with the cost of schools, that integrals can be used to analyze inequalities in income distribution. The breadth of the articles is impressive, but it is the book's focus that makes it stand out: the purpose of learning mathematics is to empower students to change the world."

— Andrew Clark, K-12 Math Coordinator for the Portland Public Schools in Oregon

"The premise of this book is that mathematics is not just a set of rules and procedures to be memorized and regurgitated, but a relevant set of tools to make sense of the social injustice and power imbalances in our society. Mathematics teachers at any level interested in motivating their students should read this book."

— Thomas A. Romberg, Bascom Professor of Education (Emeritus) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison