@misc {MATHEDUC.02356041,
    author       = {Matthews, Becky},
    title        = {Public Policy in Mathematics Education: A Hidden Agenda.},
    howpublished = {Educ. Can. 43, No. 2, 13-15, 19 (2003).},
    abstract     = {If British Columbia education policy wanted to promote growth in numeracy and mathematics, the curriculum would provide opportunities to use mathematical concepts in social situations and give students time to move from concrete to abstract thought. Instead, the curriculum emphasizes extensive mechanical understanding and algorithmic manipulation and is difficult. It appears that math curricula are used to determine who enters college. (ERIC)},
    msc2010      = {D34xx},
    identifier   = {2003f.04631},
}