Rochelle Gutierrez, a math education professor at the University of Illinois, published an anthology explaining why mathematics coursework is racist
Rochelle Gutierrez, a math education instructor at the University of Illinois, released a detailed anthology which suggests the problem solving subject is racist.
Gutierrez, whose university profile states her curriculum focuses on ‘equity issues in mathematics education (and in particular) how race, class, and language affect teaching and learning,’ has said the practice as a whole ‘operates as whiteness.’
In the new literary compilation, ‘Building Support for Scholarly Practices in Mathematics Methods,’ the college professor touches base on topics she teaches to her students.
Gutierrez argues that the a disproportionate number of math educators are white, while the study itself teaches mostly Greek and European-established methods.
‘Who gets credit for doing and developing mathematics, who is capable in mathematics, and who is seen as part of the mathematical community is generally viewed as White,’ Gutierrez stated, according to a report by Campus Reform.
In the new literary compilation, ‘Building Support for Scholarly Practices in Mathematics Methods,’ the college professor touches base on topics she teaches to her students
Gutierrez focuses on ‘equity issues in mathematics education (and in particular) how race, class, and language affect teaching and learning’
The professor said has said mathematics as a whole ‘operates as whiteness’
The self-acclaimed community activist provided examples of common classroom instances where the said theory is played out.
Minorities ‘have experienced microaggressions from participating in math classrooms… (where people are) judged by whether they can reason abstractly,’ she wrote.
‘If one is not viewed as mathematical, there will always be a sense of inferiority that can be summoned.’
Minorities ‘have experienced microaggressions from participating in math classrooms… (where people are) judged by whether they can reason abstractly,’ she wrote
‘If one is not viewed as mathematical, there will always be a sense of inferiority that can be summoned’
‘Are we really that smart just because we do mathematics?,’ she inquired further.
Gutierrez has called on her counterparts to acquire a ‘political knowledge for teaching,’ as the skill is necessary in campus culture.
Interim Provost at the University of Illinois, John Wilkin, told Fox News ‘the issues around equity and access in education are real.’
Wilkin added: ‘Exploring challenging pedagogical questions is exactly what faculty in a world-class college of education should be doing.’