A Cultural History of Reforming Math for All: The Paradox of Making In/equality Contributor(s): Diaz, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367877120 ISBN-13: 9780367877125 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
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Publisher Description: While many accept that math is a universal, culturally indifferent subject in school, this book demonstrates that this is anything but true. Building off of a historically conscious understanding of school reform, Diaz makes the case that the language of mathematics, and the symbols through which it is communicated, is not merely about the alleged cultural indifference of mathematical thinking; rather, mathematical teaching relates to historical, cultural, political, and social understandings of equality that order who the child is and should be. Focusing on elementary math for all education reforms in America since the mid-twentieth century, Diaz offers an alternative way of thinking about the subject that recognizes the historical making of contemporary notions of inequality and difference. |