Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Mathwater challenges the way we think about teaching and learning mathematics in a world shaped by rapid technological change. Written by educator and math consultant Coach Toni, this book argues that while tools like calculators, apps, and AI have changed how we do math, they should never replace how we understand math.
Young children are capable of deep, conceptual mathematical thinking when they’re given the right scaffolding, rich problems, and space to reason. This book exposes how well-meaning efforts to make math “easier” have sometimes stripped away the very thinking that makes math meaningful, beautiful, and useful.
A must-read for parents, teachers, school leaders, and anyone who cares about the future of education, Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Mathwater offers a fresh, inspiring vision of math learning one that blends theory, creativity, rigor, and real-world purpose.