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There's a critical distinction to your complaint - the linked doc addresses how one teaches math, not the math one teaches. It's not unreasonable to suggest th
by kristjansson 5y ago
There's a critical distinction to your complaint - the linked doc addresses how one teaches math, not the math one teaches. It's not unreasonable to suggest that curricula authors maybe choose not to make all the $PREDOMINATELY_MALE_OCCUPATION characters in their word problems males etc. etc. Using the 'defaults' in construction of narrative problems and lessons is itself a choice, so why not take the one that tends toward equity, equality, and inclusion?
The subsequent exercise suggesting a close reading of the gender roles in said word problems ... doesn't seem to have a lot to do with learning math, I'll grant.
- gorwell 5y agoThey could handle that by providing a simple solution: Randomize names. This isn't about avoiding stereotypes though. This is about pushing a belief system and an agenda. A dangerously misguided one at that. Equity is about equal outcomes. Which you can only get through force because people have different preferences, different abilities and make different choices. Choices necessarily lead to different outcomes. Equality and equality of opportunity, yes, please. Equity, absolutely not.