The final section is “A warning.” It seems that the phenomena reported in this paper [and
well known to everyone who has ever taught a class ..HW] should raise some disquieting
notions about the future of mathematics education in the United States. [Marcia is really
quite influential, you see … HW] “If, as we believe, meaning is hard to teach successfully, if
meaning is something students are disinclined to use, and if at the same time, meaning is
the only effective foundation for truly powerful algorithmic performance [Italics theirs ..HW]
these “back to basics movements can easily prove harmful.