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Teaching Mathematics
At the beginning of the reading, Leroy Little Bear (2000) states that colonialism “tries to maintain a singular social order by means of force and law, suppressing the diversity of human worldviews. … Typically, this proposition creates oppression and discrimination” (p. 77). Think back on your experiences of the teaching and learning of mathematics —… Read more
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Critical Engagement with the Politics of Knowledge
How has your upbringing/schooling shaped how you “read the world?” What biases and lenses do you bring to the classroom? How might we unlearn / work against these biases? As a Filipino born in Canada, I have many biases. I grew up in a very white community and was in a way “whitewashed” as my… Read more
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