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Nearly every one of these distinctive characteristics has generated controversy and placed the IMP curriculum right in the middle of the “[[math wars]],” the conflict between those that favor more traditional curricula in mathematics education and the supporters of the reform curricula that were largely an outgrowth of the 1989 [[Principles and Standards for School Mathematics|NCTM standards]].

IMP is among the reform curricula that have been heavily criticized by organizations such as [[Mathematically Correct]]. That organization’s Internet site begins with a statement that “advocates of the new, fuzzy math” (focus) “on things like [[calculator]]s, blocks, guesswork, and group activities and they shun things like [[algorithm]]s and repeated practice. The new programs are shy on fundamentals and they also lack the mathematical depth and rigor that promotes greater achievement.”<ref>[http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128152658/http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/ |date=2011-11-28 }} Mathematically Correct, www.mathematicallycorrect.com</ref> Former NCTM president Frank Allen states, “Trying to organize school mathematics around problem solving instead of using its own internal structure for that purpose … (is destroying) essential connections….”<ref>[http://mathematicallycorrect.com/allen1.htm] Allen, F: “A Critical View of NCTM Policies with Special Reference to the Standards Reports” on mathematicallycorrect.com, last retrieved April 7, 2010</ref>

Criticism often includes anecdotal evidence including stories of school districts that have decided to discontinue or supplement use of the IMP curriculum<ref>[http://www.homework-desk.com/blog/kids_math_basics/] "Does kid's math have go to basics?”</ref> and of students who did not feel they had been prepared adequately for college.<ref>[http://mathematicallycorrect.com/impsf.htm] Datta, S: “Interactive Mathematics Program: Manifesto on an Experimental Concept Gone Awry” on mathematicallycorrect.com, last retrieved April 7, 2010</ref> "Regular math is much better, it makes much more sense," says Aimee Lynn Stearns, a student at Taos High School in Taos, New Mexico.

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== External links ==

* {{official website|http://www.mathimp.org/}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111128152658/http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/ Mathematically Correct website]

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