1960s teaching focus Crossword Clue
7 letters · New York Times · Thursday, May 17, 2012 · 19-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · May 17, 2012 · 19-Across · 7 letters
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A dramatic and short-lived change in the teaching of mathematics in grade schools in the 1960s, focusing on abstract topics such as symbolic logic, to the detriment of simple arithmetic etc.
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