Vol. 29 Num. 1 (2009) Michael N. Fried Similarity and Equality in Greek Mathematics: Semiotics, History of Mathematics, and Mathematics Education ABSTRACT 2 Uffe Thomas Jankvist History of Modern Applied Mathematics in Mathematics Education ABSTRACT 8 Amy Noelle Parks Doomsday Device: Rethinking the Deployment of the 'Achievement Gap' in Equity Arguments ABSTRACT 14 Marie Therese Farrugia Registers for mathematics classrooms in Malta: considering the options ABSTRACT 20 Yeping Li , Xiaobao Li , Meixia Ding Does class size reduction lead to improvement in student achievement?26 Jérôme Proulx , Nadine Bednarz Teachers' immersion in mathematical practices and their teaching practices28 George Gadanidis , Donna Kotsopoulos This is how we do this and this is the way it is. Teachers' Choice of Mathematics Compass ABSTRACT 29 Lynn M. McGarvey , Gladys Sterenberg Ethical Concerns: Negotiating Truth and Trust ABSTRACT 35 Rina Zazkis , Peter Liljedahl , Nathalie Sinclair Lesson Plays: Planning Teaching versus Teaching Planning ABSTRACT 40 - Contributor affiliations and contact information48