Summary of a workshop held in Newport Beach, Calif., July 31-Aug. 2, 2009, which brought together about 40 mathematics educators, mathematicians, education researchers, and other mathematics education specialists from the United States and China.
Contents: The growing narcissism in American culture -- The many wonders of admiring yourself -- The disease of excessive self-admiration and the top five myths about narcissism -- Isn’t narcissism beneficial, especially in a competitive world? -- How did we get here? -- Parenting -- Superspreaders! -- Look at me on Myspace -- I deserve the best at 18% APR -- Hell yeah, I’m hot! -- The spen…