California’s Politics of Math Education
Mathematics isn’t racist or biased. It is a universal language of successful people. By Readers Aug. 24, 2023 8:25 pm ET Math isn’t racist, divisive or biased (“California’s Weapons of Math Destruction” by Faith Bottum, Cross Country, Aug. 19). It is objective, a universal language of successful people. Its study in schools shouldn’t inflame emotions. But accepting and retreading math curricula that have the U.S. sitting well outside the top 20 in proficiency doesn’t add up either. Mike O’Brien Leland, N.C.
Mathematics isn’t racist or biased. It is a universal language of successful people.
Math isn’t racist, divisive or biased (“California’s Weapons of Math Destruction” by Faith Bottum, Cross Country, Aug. 19). It is objective, a universal language of successful people. Its study in schools shouldn’t inflame emotions. But accepting and retreading math curricula that have the U.S. sitting well outside the top 20 in proficiency doesn’t add up either.
Mike O’Brien
Leland, N.C.
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