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I am as (liberal/democrat) as you can get and still find curriculum like this very worrisome. They seem to think that math is not "inclusive" and the solution
by skyde 5y ago
I am as (liberal/democrat) as you can get and still find curriculum like this very worrisome.
They seem to think that math is not "inclusive" and the solution is to teach less math.
its very similar to those 2 documents:
[1]:https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/1_STRIDE1.pdf https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11...
"The concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false" is on p. 65.
"The focus is on getting the correct answer is White Supremacy"
"requiring student to 'show their work is racist"
[2] https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2021/03/opinion-antiracist-math-education-adds-up-to-better-results-for-students.html https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2021/03/opinion-antiracis...
- iudqnolq 5y agoYour second link never says the last two quotes. In fact, seems to me to support showing your work > Today, getting the correct answer to a math problem is still important. But teachers are also showing students that being “good at math” means applying that correct answer in service of a larger goal ... > In math classes, an answer becomes a launching point for conversations about how and why people solved the problem in different ways. As we expand our understandings, teachers often welcome the problem-solving strategies that students bring from their homes and cultures in addition to familiar formal U.S. strategies. This means teachers must make space for students to explore why solutions work. > To accomplish this, we encourage teachers to focus on math problems that invite curiosity and discussion ...
- skyde 5y agoQuote are from the first link only. I agree second link does not seem as bad. If the goal is on letting the students use a different (procedure/algorithm) that they learned a home instead of using the common core algorithm then I support it 100%