I found out on Wednesday that the math company I work for, Key Curriculum , had been acquired by McGraw-Hill Education . In the span of less than an hour I went from Key employee to McGraw-Hill employee. Needless to say, it's been quite a week! In the world of math education and publishing, this acquisition is a big deal. Key Curriculum has long been seen as a maverick in math education, representing inquiry math with their Discovering Mathematics textbook series (now a part of Kendall Hunt Publishing), Integrated Math Program and of course, amazing dynamic mathematics software, Sketchpad , TinkerPlots and Fathom . Employees and authors of Key are known for their authenticity, with those working directly with textbooks, software and training being former classroom math teachers. However, this acquisition appears, to some, to represent Key selling out to "the man" or the big bad corporate world, as if somehow the quality and authentic mathematical content and teac...
