California Weighs ‘Equitable Math’: Goal of Obtaining Correct Answer Is Racist

> The concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false, and teaching it is even much less so. Upholding the idea that there are always right and wrong answers perpetuate objectivity [sic] as well as fear of open conflict [sic].

Very curious what the thought process is here. Objectivity seems like an incredibly useful concept.

Edit: I thought this was just Brietbart beign Brietbart but these quotes are real and pulled directly from the https://equitablemath.org/ website. For example:

> White supremacy culture infiltrates math classrooms in everyday teacher actions. Coupled with the beliefs that underlie these actions, they perpetuate educational harm on Black, Latinx, and multilingual students, denying them full access to the world of mathematics.

How does this explain the high performance of asian students? Were other factors investigated?

I'm really surprised projects like this get funded.

I don't think we need any Breitbart agit-prop here. Flag bait.

The article makes the claim that these are examples of white supremacy in math:

*The focus is on getting the “right” answer.

*Independent practice is valued over teamwork or collaboration.

*“Real-world math” is valued over math in the real world.

*Students are tracked (into courses/pathways and within the classroom).

*Participation structures reinforce dominant ways of being.

Can someone enlighten me here? I always thought of math as the great equalizer.

breitbart.com is an approved news source on HN!?