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I’m not going to suggest it’s a good idea, but I know when math books became a topic it was supposedly because some type of political stuff was being included i
by brightball 4y ago
I’m not going to suggest it’s a good idea, but I know when math books became a topic it was supposedly because some type of political stuff was being included in the problems. Haven’t followed it closely but I do remember hearing that.
I’ll see if I can find a link.
EDIT: Found one. https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/floridas-banned-math-textbooks-include-racial-bias-graph/ https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/floridas-banned-math-textbooks...
- matmc 4y ago[flagged]
- brightball 4y agoHere’s the same story and same examples from NBC if it helps. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-racist-florida-releases-examples-prohibited-topics-rejected-math-book-rcna25625 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-racist-florida-release...
- cratermoon 4y agoThere's nothing called "CRT" being taught to grade school kids. Teaching math using statistical examples from the Implicit Association Test is problematic how?
- brightball 4y agoHow is it beneficial when any other graph could be used to teach the math?
- mrguyorama 4y agoIf you think math problem context drives social change then you are going to have to go find me data on people suddenly buying 37 watermelons at a time after math problems we got in the early 2000s
- cratermoon 4y agoIf any graph can be used, then it doesn't matter, and there's no harm, so why complain?
- anon291 4y agoThe implicit association test has large numbers of critics. Presenting it as as true as mathematics is disingenuous. In fact, it is a silly idea to link any psychological study to mathematics, as psych studies are notoriously un-replicatable. Better to stick to hard sciences like physics, chem, or biology, or at least well-replicated social studies. But presenting something controversial in line with mathematical facts is not a good idea. https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/7/14637626/implicit-association-test-racism https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/7/14637626/implicit-as...
- crooked-v 4y agoIf very limited references to the fact that racism even exists are "political", then you're getting pretty close to that joke: "What sexual orientation are you, straight, or political?"
- brightball 4y agoWhat purpose does that serve in math class to teach charts and graphs?