For John, BLUF: A little perdictability in how we measure (describe) things is good. Two plus two must always equal four or mathematics loses its ability to convey information. Nothing to see here; just move along.
By Alex Parker | Dec 10, 2021 12:15 AM ET.
Here is the lede plus four:
Have you ever considered a numerical concept and then suspected it was judging you by your color?I blame people from the Indian subcontinent, for intorducing the concept of zero, and the Arabs, for giving us our znumber system, which replaced the klunky Roman Numeral system.If so, USA Today has an article for you.
A piece published Tuesday asks, “Is math education racist?”
“Debate rages,” it claims, “over changes to how (the) U.S. teaches the subject.”
The current title is a tweak: As relayed by Fox News, the original headline posed more profoundly, “Is math racist?”
I, for one, like the predictability of the math I leared in K thruogh 12. When I go to the store and buy buy watermellon and cottage cheese I feel I can depend on the numbers to always work out the same. The price may chnge, but the addition of the two items on the cash register will be consistent. Without tht consistence, life woould be much more complex.
As for Math Eduction, that is on the Teachers' Unions.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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