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This occcasional paper is a dialog in the form of two separate papers about mathematics education: "Reaching Out to Colleagues and the Public:" A University Mathematician Engages School Mathematics Reform by Reid Davis, and "A Response to 'Reaching Out to Colleagues and the Public'" by Jeff Connor. Their differing views are illustrative of the ongoing debate in mathematics education reform. The discussion centers around the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM) "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" (2000). Many of the differences of perspective are endemic to the operation of all Centers for Learning and Teaching commissioned by the National Science Foundation where mathematics is a concern. The reason for this tension is that the Foundation requires the collaboration of mathematicians and mathematics educators, and prominent representatives of the two groups often take differing positions on the desiderata of mathematics education.

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert