This vision of teaching mathematics requires that teachers be supported, encouraged, and rewarded by administrators, parents, and the community. This kind of recognition and collective support will take time to develop, but it is a principle element in effective change in the classroom environment. All students possess the innate power to think and reason mathematically. The standards in this section address the specific decisions that teachers make in the classroom to foster mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. WHAT students learn is fundamentally connected with HOW they learn it.
All students can learn to mathematically.
Teaching is a complex practice and hence not reducible to recipes or prescriptions. Stimulating and managing classroom discourse so that both students and teacher are clear about what is being learned. Creating an environment to support teaching and learning mathematics. Analyzing student learning, the mathematical tasks, and the environment in order to make ongoing instructional decisions. These standards are intended to help teachers attain the vision of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards by emphasizing the role that evaluation can play in teachers' professional development.