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Math Is Racist! Stop Teaching It!
Posted by: TheTroof ()
Date: October 24, 2017 05:39PM

When will this insanity end?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/24/white-privilege-bolstered-by-teaching-math-university-professor-says.html


I once asked a business client (a black lady) for her phone number, (for purpose of business) she replied:

fee fie foe, foe fie foe fee

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Re: Math Is Racist! Stop Teaching It!
Posted by: Ah, here's her problem ()
Date: October 24, 2017 08:09PM

“As researchers, are we more deserving of large grants because we focus on mathematics education and not social studies or English?”

She's pissed the STEM courses get more funding than her chosen field.

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Re: Math Is Racist! Stop Teaching It!
Posted by: Geytsa ()
Date: October 26, 2017 05:15PM

Another hackjob story from feaux news. She wasn't arguing that math itself is "racist", but the way it is being used is. Some of her argument is flimsy but I agree with part of it.

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