Barry Garelick taught 7th and 8th grade math for ten years as a second career after
retiring from the federal government where he worked in environmental protection. He
majored in math at University of Michigan. He is the author of several books on math
education, including his most recent, Out on Good Behavior: Teaching math while looking
over your shoulder, published by John C att. He and his wife reside in the central coast
area of C alifornia.
J.R. Wilson has thirty plus years' experience working in public education as an elementary
classroom teacher, middle and high school math teacher, state department of education
curriculum consultant, regional educational service agency staff development coordinator,
and elementary principal. As a team member he has been involved in writing science and
math standards. He has served on the Executive C ommittee of a math advocacy group in
Washington State called Where's the Math? He has participated in and coordinated reviews
of the draft C ommon C ore Math Standards, and state standards. Even though retired now,
J.R. continues to work on education issues along with other volunteer work. He and his
wife are residents of the Pacific Northwest.
