Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by 908B64B197 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:32PM
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> this can result in using mathematics to uphold capitalist and imperialist ways of being and understandings of the world.
This explains why soviet mathematicians were (and still are) considered among the best in the world.
> Often the emphasis is placed on learning math in the “real world,” as if our classrooms are not a part of the real world. This reinforces notions of either/or thinking because math is only seen as useful when it is in a particular context. However, this can result in using mathematics to uphold capitalist and imperialist ways of being and understandings of the world.
Repeat that for 83 pages. It's utterly surreal.