《国家处于危险之中》发表五年来,为了改进教育,举国上下已经作出了十分认真和持久的努力。有越来越多的证据表明,数学教育改革受到了格外关注。全美数学督导委员会《面向廿一世纪的数学基础》这一报告,便是为着继续推进数学教育改革这一目标而提出的。本报告的主要内容是有关基本的数学能力。这是一份简明扼要的数学课程改革建议书。数学教育界对改革努力所作的积极反应,需要得到各个方面及各种形式的支持。本报告从一个侧面反映了中小学数学教育工作者的观点。我们希望它将有助于对 In the five years since the country was in danger, in order to improve education, the country has made very serious and lasting efforts. There is increasing evidence that mathematics education reform has received special attention. The National Mathematical Steering Committee’s report “Mathematics Foundation for the 21st Century” was proposed for the purpose of continuing to advance the mathematics education reform. The main content of this report is about the basic mathematical capabilities. This is a concise summary of the math curriculum reform proposal. The positive response of the mathematics education community to reform efforts needs various aspects and various forms of support. This report reflects the views of mathematics educators in primary and secondary schools. We hope it will help