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2005-06-24 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-06-24 08:03|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One of its precepts is "ethnomathematics," that is, the belief that different cultures have evolved different ways of using mathematics, and that students will learn best if taught in the ways that relate to their ancestral culture

Oh no! Oh shit! Please make it stop. Please keep it out of Title 1 and keep it out of Florida.
Amen.
/praying to whoever's out there

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-24 13:54|| 2005-06-24 13:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Rodney Dangerfield was onto this years ago.
"Vinnie has 60 cents. If he steals a quarter..."

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-24 14:04|| 2005-06-24 14:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Would this be that there "Fuzzy Math" that I keep hearing about?

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-06-24 14:47|| 2005-06-24 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 The problem is arguably worse in Science teaching.

Posted by phil_b 2005-06-24 17:30|| 2005-06-24 17:30|| Front Page Top

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