Collectivist Math Practices, from Anonymous
Math Ethnic Studies Framework (20.08.2019)
Can you suggest resolutions to oppressive mathematical practices? How can we change mathematics from individualistic to collectivist thinking?
Russ Sears writes:
I shared responsibility of teaching Algebra 2 with a lady that let the kids do homework in groups of 3 Of course only 1/3 the kids in her class passed the final and 30% of her kids passed the state test. She got the smartest kids too. As she had an honors class which was about 30% of her students. One of her regular classes only had one student pass.
Comments
Tim Richmond on October 4, 2019 12:10 pm
Mathematics is purely objective, it cannot be subjective. It is the bedrock on which modern civilization is built. If a society allows mathematics to become subjective, then one one should expect significant degeneration within science, economics and engineering.