Is it possible that the desire to learn mathematics is being destroyed for most students because of conditioning based on rote learning with the focus on pure mathematics and geometry through computer-driven instruction? Author Robert L. Hammond believes this to be the case and discusses solutions to this problem in "Reasoning and Applied Mathematics for the Early Years: A Handbook for Teachers." Hammond provides lessons on how we can learn to love mathematics by approaching it as a "free creation of thought" as he: Examines the current math programs for reasoning for seventh- and...