Steve QJ
Dec 9, 2021

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And yours is entirely too diffuse.

The way we teach maths is racist? Seriously? Are you really arguing that the only racially appropriate way to teach maths (even the concept of a racially appropriate way to teach maths is preposterous) is to turn it into a history lesson where the concept of zero came from or to teach black kids to count in base 20 like the Yoruba? Would this benefit black kids or put them at a disadvantage? Like, what is it that you want to achieve?! What's your endgame?!

Don't you think these kids would be better served simply learning the mathematical concepts, free of arguments about the race of Pythagoras or Archimedes? Can't it just be for everybody? Especially given that if maths is rooted in white supremacy, somebody clearly forgot to tell Asians.

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Steve QJ
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