I actually read a separate piece on this today. Obviously the headline’s question is ridiculous, but I think the truth of what some teachers are trying to do is a lot more reasonable. From what I’ve seen, teachers aren’t trying to make math “woke” but rather adapt their curriculum to better teach their students the concepts needed to find success with the subject. It’s another scenario where I think race maybe is misapplied, when it’s more of the specific schools and environments where the students are in.
I think there’s a good argument to be made that a simple change in language would get rid of a lot of the debates we have today. Calling it racial equity to teach math differently is going to be naturally controversial, even if the schools where these tools might be most effective are predominantly black. Unfortunately I don’t think anybody is interested in actually coming together to figure out how we can better communicate with one another, because both sides are so sure the other is trying to destroy America or something.
