For centuries, generations of families have congregated in the same community or

in the same general region of the country. Children grew up expecting to earn a

living much like their fathers and mothers or other adults in their community.

Any advanced skills they required beyond the three R's (Readin', Ritin' and

Rithmatik) were determined by the local community and incorporated into the

curriculum of the local schools. These advanced skills were taught to the up-

and-coming generation so they could become a vital part of their community. The

last several decades has greatly expanded the bounds of the "community" to

almost anywhere in the country or anywhere in the world for that matter.

Advances in transportation and communication has made the world a much smaller

place then the world we knew as children. The skills our children need to

realize parents' perpetual dream of "their children having a better life" are no

longer limited to those seen in the local area. It is becoming more and more

apparent that the education system of yesterday cannot

for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our

mathematics, science, history, and geography; and every school in America will

prepare for the exam they will face; they know where to concentrate to meet the

would view math as a relevant problem-solving discipline rather than as a set of

and the nation s governors, including then-governor Bill Clinton, agreed on six

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