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Monday, March 31, 2008 12:00 AM

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Armstrong Williams weighs in on education.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Monday, March 31, 2008 06:58 PM

    He's right about the new new math

    Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Armstrong may be a paid shill for the Bush administration (nice work if you can get it!) but his remarks about math education ware spot on.

    The touchy-feely new new math is putting our country at great risk for the future. Some of the motivations behind it are exactly as he says.I agree totally with what he said.

    —fishfry Read fishfry's other letters

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