This paper argues for a re-framing of the purposes of mathematics education for the twenty-first century that combines apparently divergent philosophical approaches, arguing that the consequent empowerment should as a matter of individual equity (as well as benefit to wider society) be available to all young people. It suggests that the global mathematics attainment ‘spotlight’, and the English policy context in particular, offer both opportunities and constraints for the development of such a high quality mathematics education, and discusses the challenging implications for curriculum, and for the nature of teacher expertise, and particularly subject-specific expertise, needed.

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聚光灯下的数学教育：它的目的和一些启示

本文主张重新定义 21 世纪数学教育的目的，结合明显不同的哲学方法，认为随之而来的赋权应该作为个人公平（以及对更广泛社会的利益）的问题。给所有的年轻人。它表明全球数学成就“聚光灯”，尤其是英语政策背景，为发展如此高质量的数学教育提供了机会和限制，并讨论了对课程和教师专业知识性质的挑战性影响，尤其需要特定学科的专业知识。