New Math Quotes

6 quotes by 6 authors

• But in the new (math) approach, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer. — Tom Lehrer
• Indeed, there is something to be said for the old math when taught by a poorly trained teacher. He can, at least, get across the… — Martin Gardner
• President Obama said he plans on training 10,000 new math and science teachers. How about teaching math to that economic team of his? — Jay Leno
• I am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new… — George Polya
• By the end of an intense four years at UCLA, I had co-authored a new math proof, which the media, in fact, loved. As it… — Danica McKellar
• When I went into the seminary, I was one of those victims of New Math and had not had Algebra I and had no idea… — Clarence Thomas

Who Wrote These New Math Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 6 New Math Quotes as follows:

• 1 New Math Quote by Tom Lehrer
• 1 New Math Quote by Martin Gardner
• 1 New Math Quote by Jay Leno
• 1 New Math Quote by George Polya
• 1 New Math Quote by Danica McKellar
• 1 New Math Quote by Clarence Thomas