'What one takes away from this book is the notion that thereâ (TM)s a
lot of potential to do more with these students, and the book stands as
a resource for anyone who shares that opinion ... Books like Abramovichâ
(TM)s are a welcome addition to our options as we try to do our best by
these students, and by extension, their future students.'MAA ReviewsThe
book is written to enhance the preparation of elementary teacher
candidates by offering teaching ideas conducive to the development of
deep understanding of concepts fundamental to the mathematics curriculum
they are to teach. It intends to show how the diversity of teaching
methods stems from the knowledge of mathematics content and how the
appreciation of this diversity opens a window to the teaching of
extended content.The book includes material that the author would have
shared with teacher candidates should there have been more instructional
time than a 3 credit hour master's level course, 'Elementary
Mathematics: Content and Methods', provides. Thus the book can
supplement a basic textbook for such a course by extending content and
diversifying methods.Also, the book can support graduate level
mathematics education programs which have problem-solving
seminars/courses in their curriculum. The book is well-informed with
(available in English) the mathematical standards and recommendations
for teachers from Australia, Canada, Chile, England, Japan, Korea,
Singapore, and the United States.
