Imagine a new world of math. A world where math was fascinating and enjoyable, where everyday people would approach calculations with confidence and enjoy math in their spare time, where school children would rush to math class and give math as a reason for their love of school and life. Imagine an American society where math was not the least popular subject in school, where there were plenty of young people qualified to take on the careers of the future, and where work, life, education and culture would be filled with mathematical pleasures. A world like this is possible, and in THE MATH CRISIS, Jo Boaler explains how we can get there. But where are we now? In a society where math is widely hated, taught badly, and serves a source for anxiety for millions of school children. Most concerning is the fact that achievement is at a record low, and we are facing an unprecedented crisis in the United States not far in the future, there will be an insufficient number of people qualified in...