> those that only follow a cookie standard or accelerated curriculum are relatively unprepared for careers in mathematics
Culture-dependent? I recall the story from France of the second-grader who, asked what 2x3 equals, replied "3x2", knowing only that multiplication was commutative.
Culture-dependent? I recall the story from France of the second-grader who, asked what 2x3 equals, replied "3x2", knowing only that multiplication was commutative.