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Did you read any of the linked document or were you put off by the term "antiracist"? I have to admit I was initially put off by the entire concept but reading

by 29720634 5y ago

Did you read any of the linked document or were you put off by the term "antiracist"? I have to admit I was initially put off by the entire concept but reading through what it recommends it seems pretty standard stuff, just couched in terms that are a bit... contrived for the piece. I think there's two things to understand, broadly: No one is saying that math itself is racist, nor is the teaching of math itself inherently racist. Only that the way we teach math is steeped in the dominant culture and doing some pretty simple stuff like incorporating cultural artifacts relevant to your students might help them learn better. Sadly, as many other commenters have pointed out, besides the rare private school where the teachers have adequate pay and a decent teacher to student ratio, full implementation of any of it is kind of a stretch.

foobiekr 5y ago
I did read it. Did you? It's full of silly propaganda draped around bits of well-known issues (such as language fluency). 2/3rds of the actual text is weird anti-racist propaganda about white supremacy. Your point is analogous to telling someone looking at a Christian school guidebook full of Jesus/etc. and then saying "yeah, but what about the non-Christian parts that are completely well understood and normal? Were you just put off by the religious aspects?" Yes. And that is a legitimate take on the issue.
- 29720634 5y ago
  What specifically about the antiracist message do you take issue with? Seems innoucous enough to me. To your point about religious texts -- good analogy. I'm able to read those texts and find things I agree with, and things I don't, but I'm not put off by it being a religious text.
  - foobiekr 5y ago
    I think we should stop here. If you would tolerate people taking a weird Christian sect’s propaganda as legitimate for public school educational instructional materials, the gulf between us it too wide. The “white supremacy” verbiage in that document is a religion and not based on facts. I get that seems okay to you, but it is no different than any other religion masquerading as truth, none of which are appropriate. I do not believe you are responding in good faith, however.
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foobiekr 5y ago

I did read it. Did you? It's full of silly propaganda draped around bits of well-known issues (such as language fluency). 2/3rds of the actual text is weird anti-racist propaganda about white supremacy. Your point is analogous to telling someone looking at a Christian school guidebook full of Jesus/etc. and then saying "yeah, but what about the non-Christian parts that are completely well understood and normal? Were you just put off by the religious aspects?" Yes. And that is a legitimate take on the issue.

29720634 5y ago
What specifically about the antiracist message do you take issue with? Seems innoucous enough to me. To your point about religious texts -- good analogy. I'm able to read those texts and find things I agree with, and things I don't, but I'm not put off by it being a religious text.
- foobiekr 5y ago
  I think we should stop here. If you would tolerate people taking a weird Christian sect’s propaganda as legitimate for public school educational instructional materials, the gulf between us it too wide. The “white supremacy” verbiage in that document is a religion and not based on facts. I get that seems okay to you, but it is no different than any other religion masquerading as truth, none of which are appropriate. I do not believe you are responding in good faith, however.
  - 29720634 5y ago