The Origins of a Professional Mathematics Education Program at Teachers College
Description:... Six questions guided the investigation of manuscripts, correspondence, and publications of the period. First, what forces led to the formation of David Eugene Smith's program for training mathematics teachers? The forces were discovered to include nineteenth-century advances in American mathematical scholarship amidst the rise of the university, rapid growth of the high school with the consequent demand for teachers, and burgeoning interest in professional training.
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