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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden for making us aware that "The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages "ethnomathematics" and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on finding the right answer"

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SP5 Nuclear Weapons Specialist
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Wow, does this mean that my masters in mathematics is really a masters in racism with a minor in white supremacy? I just do not know how to respond to this at this time. I always believed that mathematics is the universal language, what do I know?
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CSM Charles Hayden
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Agreed, I do not know how to respond either. This sort of thinking feasts on victims. Sowell has written that he thinks every child should attend a school that expects and helps students to learn as he did in Harlem in 1930-40.
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Maj Robert Thornton
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This reminds me of the story of Jaimie Escalante who taught math at Garfield High in LA. 80% poverty and 40% Hispanic. He used innovative techniques to teach AP Algebra with great results. No one thought it could be done, but he did it. It sounds as if some people are trying to justify their jobs and inability to teach math by stating math is racist.
I sucked at algebra but I could handle geometry. What helped me with algebra was the wrestling coach in summer school. He taught us to use a stepwise progression, not eliminating steps. I was able to pass the NY regents exam using his techniques. In my opinion it is the teaching methodology not the math. Sometimes teachers need to learn different ways to get the message across to students.
I found this to be true when I started teaching nursing. I had to learn to modify my lessons based on my audience. Sometimes working one on one with a student after class.
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