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| High School Switches To ‘Africentric Math' To Attract Black Students [VIDEO] |
| 2018-03-31 |
| [Daily Caller] A Canadian high school switched to "Africentric Math" to attract black students to go into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) fields, according to Canadian Broadcasting’s(CBC) Wednesday report. Nova Scotia’s Auburn Drive High School math teachers are skipping their previous eurocentric approach to teaching mathematics so black students will gain more interest in the subject, the CBC reported. Teachers are adopting an Afrocentric lens to teach mathematics, based on incorporating African history and culture to make math classes resonate with their students. Auburn High School is working with the Imphop’s Legacy Academy, a program encouraging black students to get interested in STEM, to craft their new curriculum. One example of the new approach is using Egyptian pyramids to explain trigonometry. "It’s academic math, but we want to build their self-confidence, their self-awareness so they can feel that they’re capable of doing the math," Auburn Drive High School Principal Karen Hudson said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #19 Do tell... What will be the third world hidden political indoctrination in this "Africentric" approach? |
| Posted by: Omeger Gray6606 2018-03-31 17:28 |
| #18 A comedian said long ago...I got into drugs because I wanted to learn the metric system. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2018-03-31 15:36 |
| #17 Learning math is helpful, whatever it takes to get them to learn actual math and not some common-core subspecies of math that will leave them uncompetitive in the real world. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2018-03-31 14:53 |
| #16 Abstract thinking |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-31 12:48 |
| #15 Cause Africa is such a shinning example... You've never been to Wakanda? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-03-31 12:19 |
| #14 The idea of trying to make mathematics more interesting to students is a reasonable one, and one of potential benefit to all. Won't work if they don't have the gene for problem solving. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-31 12:18 |
| #13 Cause Africa is such a shinning example... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-03-31 12:13 |
| #12 The idea of trying to make mathematics more interesting to students is a reasonable one, and one of potential benefit to all. The trouble with this approach is it is probably ineffectual and is based on the notion that the kids are hung up on race and interested in African history. Actually they are much more interested in their own surroundings and, like all children are attracted by enjoyable things, like games and puzzles and magic, and the they can be attracted by first exposures to such things, to get them involved, then dull details. Dull details on African history will do nothing for the target audience or any audience. |
| Posted by: Daniel 2018-03-31 11:40 |
| #11 Maff be hard 'n' sh*t... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-03-31 09:18 |
| #10 Cries of cultural appropriation in 3... 2... 1... |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-03-31 09:03 |
| #9 Are they going to take a field trip to count grains of sand in the Sahara? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-03-31 08:05 |
| #8 Math is racis |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-03-31 07:48 |
| #7 math challenged |
| Posted by: Flilet Omeremble3846 2018-03-31 07:43 |
| #6 Wow, now we will have Certified Afro-engineers… |
| Posted by: Joe of the Jungle 2018-03-31 07:18 |
| #5 One example of the new approach is using Egyptian pyramids to explain trigonometry. Sexagesimallenials! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-31 02:38 |
| #4 "Afri solutions to Afri problems?" |
| Posted by: Tarzan Panda8290 2018-03-31 01:24 |
| #3 Ever heard of "Bell curve"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-31 01:21 |
| #2 Did you start with one in tbe chamber? |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-03-31 01:01 |
| #1 If your magazine holds 14 rounds of 9mm and you fire 5 rounds in a drive-by, how many rounds of 9mm remain ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-31 00:49 |