Goals of Mathematics

I was looking at the Introduction to the Manitoba Curriculum in Mathematics recently and found a very interesting explanation of the goals.

Goals for Students
The main goals of mathematics education are to prepare students to:
1. communicate and reason mathematically
2. use mathematics confidently, accurately, and efficiently to solve problems
3. appreciate and value mathematics
4. make connections between mathematical knowledge and skills and their applications
5. commit themselves to lifelong learning
6. become mathematically literate citizens, using mathematics to contribute to society and to think critically about the world

I sometimes wonder if these were as well thought out when I was in primary school. Doubt it.



Shawn Trembath


http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/math/framework_k-8/introduction.pdf