A3: Standards can help guide teachers in their lessons, but when I think of who's writing them, I think of older white men who are not making things more equitable and are instead reinforcing the dominant rhetoric that they've benefited from. #schmiteracies
A2: Schools may be constructed to emphasize correctness over self-expression because it's an easier way to "measure" student performance. This benefits everyone except for the students because their creativity is taken away when they have to pick a "right" answer. #schmiteracies
Student self-expression in #Mathematics could be in the form of stories, drawings, or physical creations. Less visibly, math anxiety can also be prevalent especially with students who have had traumatic experiences with math. #schmiteracies