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Thank you for this -- "A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction stride 1" introduced me to the incredibly important concept of "ethnomathematics", which cited "L
by rhexs 5y ago
Thank you for this -- "A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction stride 1" introduced me to the incredibly important concept of "ethnomathematics", which cited "Living Mathematx" (https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED581384.pdf https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED581384.pdf).
The paper starts out quite strong and grabs the reader's attention with this: "Everyday, we accumulate more evidence that humans are destroying the planet". It then goes on to cite something called "Nahua metaphysics", which is I'd agree is crucially important in the teaching of mathematics to children.
Glance through this, it is less readable than "Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity".
Absolutely terrifying that someone like this is at a prestigious university working on "education research".
- AvocadoPanic 5y agoYou should read more education research, it's not uncommon.
- rurban 4y agoThis link is a goldmine, thanks. It reads like a David Mamet play, just much better. Maybe school theatre directors should organize reading groups to read this paper out loud for public ridicule.
- rhexs 4y agoRead some more this morning. I missed this gem the first time through. "Unlike Hatcher’s goals, I choose to privilege the view of a Nepantlerx—seeing the interconnectedness between Indignenous and Whitestream knowledge of mathematics. I choose the term Whitestream instead of European American to highlight the role of global White supremacy in the enterprise of mathematics education." Current mathematical education is white supremacist. Of course. I looked up the author's salary at UIUC -- 122,438.00. Impressive!