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> Fuck common core and the entire privileged shitshow of East Coast math professor elites that came up with this crap. Education is fucked everywhere and the W

> Fuck common core and the entire privileged shitshow of East Coast math professor elites that came up with this crap. Education is fucked everywhere and the West Coast is no better. In San Francisco we got rid of algebra and it didn't help: - https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/san-francisco-insisted-on-algebra-in-9th-grade-did-it-improve-equity/2023/03 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/san-francisco-insis... In Seattle the math is racist crowd has done some work: - https://www.newsweek.com/math-racist-crowd-runs-rampant-seattle-portland-opinion-1701491 https://www.newsweek.com/math-racist-crowd-runs-rampant-seat... And similarly in Oregon, can right answers be wrong, all to fix equity? - https://www.the74million.org/article/can-right-answers-be-wrong-latest-clash-over-white-supremacy-culture-unfolds-in-unlikely-arena-math-class/ https://www.the74million.org/article/can-right-answers-be-wr... :( I don't have a lot of hope for early education in this country.

I_Am_Nous 3y ago
Regarding math is racist, I read your linked article and it had a link[1] to an article discussing the mindset behind the classes ran by Shraddha Shirude. She talks about the way math class is taught normally: >They come into math class with a learned helplessness because of the way that math has been structured: teach how to do things, then hand them the thing, and they practice. It’s the I do, we do, you do — [a] very common strategy used in mathematics education, and it’s still taught today. Their point is I show them, I model it, I show them what being a good mathematician looks like, we do it all together, and then they try it on their own. And this linear thought doesn’t allow for creativity, but mathematics is an inherently creative content area. I can confirm I'm not a math person by standardized tests. I literally randomly guessed on the Math portion of the only ACT because that was better than me trying. If we inherited the normal math teaching method from European origins, it definitely failed me. I'm fascinated by math in many ways, but only because I sometimes glimpse its beauty - like watching a XYZ axis CNC drilling machine doing its thing, seeing XYZ coordinates going by on the program screen, and suddenly realizing what trigonometry is for, and what it's describing. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's racist by definition anymore than Astronomy is because we accept what an Italian said he observed in the sky. I suppose the "racist" portion would be assuming it's the only correct way, or the superior way to teach. 1. https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/07/21/ethnic-studies-educator-shraddha-shirude-on-giving-math-purpose/ https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/07/21/ethnic-studies-ed...

I_Am_Nous 3y ago

Regarding math is racist, I read your linked article and it had a link[1] to an article discussing the mindset behind the classes ran by Shraddha Shirude. She talks about the way math class is taught normally: >They come into math class with a learned helplessness because of the way that math has been structured: teach how to do things, then hand them the thing, and they practice. It’s the I do, we do, you do — [a] very common strategy used in mathematics education, and it’s still taught today. Their point is I show them, I model it, I show them what being a good mathematician looks like, we do it all together, and then they try it on their own. And this linear thought doesn’t allow for creativity, but mathematics is an inherently creative content area. I can confirm I'm not a math person by standardized tests. I literally randomly guessed on the Math portion of the only ACT because that was better than me trying. If we inherited the normal math teaching method from European origins, it definitely failed me. I'm fascinated by math in many ways, but only because I sometimes glimpse its beauty - like watching a XYZ axis CNC drilling machine doing its thing, seeing XYZ coordinates going by on the program screen, and suddenly realizing what trigonometry is for, and what it's describing. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's racist by definition anymore than Astronomy is because we accept what an Italian said he observed in the sky. I suppose the "racist" portion would be assuming it's the only correct way, or the superior way to teach. 1. https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/07/21/ethnic-studies-educator-shraddha-shirude-on-giving-math-purpose/ https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/07/21/ethnic-studies-ed...