Wow, this is a great read! I'm on page 18 so far. It's been discussing how "word problems" are key to developing critical thinking skills, and how far behind the US seems to be in them. One point made: the idea that word problems can wait till algebra, which gives a universal method for solution, totally misses that they develop logic skills and practice with problem solving, which makes learning algebra so much easier.
Finished it - there is uneven editing in the second half: some passages reappear in multiple places, some thoughts are unfinished. Still found it well worth the read.
