#TakeBackTheMath - Twitter Hashtag

almost 6 years ago

Due in part to imperialism, colonialism, and our own sense of superiority, we can (erroneously) think that the ways we now approach #math are the best/only way of knowing, and the only #mathematics we could possibly have. #takebackthemath #DisruptMath

Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

Every #culture had their own ways of categorizing, counting, measuring, and recognizing patterns. Colonial powers imposed the #mathematics they valued on others, and invalidated the ways other cultures approached #math. #maths #history

mathillustrated's tweet photo. Every #culture had their own ways of categorizing, counting, measuring, and recognizing patterns. Colonial powers imposed the #mathematics they valued on others, and invalidated the ways other cultures approached #math. #maths #history https://t.co/oTmrDJRf74

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Mike D @mikedennymike

almost 6 years ago

@newbury_eric Exactly. I'm no expert on this debate....but I believe it was primarily kicked off by the #takebackthemath hashtag which was exclusively politically motivated: https://t.co/sZdvQgjQV3

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Shraddha Shirude @ESMathTeacher

almost 6 years ago

Word on the #AnimalCrossing street is... #wokemath #takebackthemath

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Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

Due in large part to western imperialism and colonialism, we can think the ways we approach #math are the best/only way of knowing, and the only #mathematics we could possibly have. #takebackthemath

Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

Every #culture had their own ways of categorizing, counting, measuring, and recognizing patterns. Colonial powers imposed the #mathematics they valued on others, and invalidated the ways other cultures approached #math. #maths #history

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Deborah Loewenberg Ball @deborah_ball

almost 6 years ago

The project to broaden and develop mathematics and how it is made and used has never been more crucial and we must work together to dismantle the persistence of racism in math classrooms and curriculum @brittanylm3281 #takebackthemath

Deborah Loewenberg Ball @deborah_ball

almost 6 years ago

The work to name and disrupt the racism that permeates the everyday practices and assumptions of our curriculum, teaching, and classrooms is a continuous project and I stand with scholars like @brittanylm3281 and many others who are contributing to this crucial collective work.

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Deborah Loewenberg Ball @deborah_ball

almost 6 years ago

Join me in standing up and speaking out against hateful attacks against BIPOC scholars and scholars who do critical social justice work in mathematics education @brittanylm3281 #takebackthemath

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Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

Due in large part to western imperialism and colonialism, we think ways we approach #math are the best/only way of knowing, and the only #mathematics we could possibly have. So wrong... #takebackthemath

Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

Every #culture had their own ways of categorizing, counting, measuring, and recognizing patterns. Colonial powers imposed the #mathematics they valued on others, and invalidated the ways other cultures approached #math. #maths #history

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Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

REPEAT: “We do stand on the shoulders of giants, but we also stand on the shoulders of racists, whether we know it or not, and their influence remains part of scientific culture” #math #takebackthemath

Dr Adam Rutherford

@AdamRutherford

almost 6 years ago

We do stand on the shoulders of giants, but we also stand on the shoulders of racists, whether we know it or not, and their influence remains part of scientific culture. 25/25

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Ralph Pantozzi

@mathillustrated

almost 6 years ago

The #belief that #science and #math exist apart from those who use them. #takebackthemath

Dr Adam Rutherford

@AdamRutherford

almost 6 years ago

I don’t like this para at all. Because it excuses individual action. Assistant professors of all disciplines can confront racial inequality in society, because they are part of society. 9/n

AdamRutherford's tweet photo. I don’t like this para at all. Because it excuses individual action. Assistant professors of all disciplines can confront racial inequality in society, because they are part of society. 9/n https://t.co/GH3vLcAnXy

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Dan Meyer @ddmeyer

almost 6 years ago

Many of the people hassling @brittanylm3281 right now wish math were a retreat from those social concerns, but it clearly isn't. They need to leave math to people who care about people. #TakeBackTheMath 2/2

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🟣 Laurie Rubel 🎗️ @Laurie_Rubel

almost 6 years ago

It is in this context that I started tweeting about #TakeBacktheMath, a nod to those women and that movement. But "the math" is counter to our larger point, because really, my math might be different than your's. Sometimes it is!

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Kay L. Kirkpatrick @kay314159

almost 6 years ago

Brittany Marshall is right. #TakeBackMath #TakeBackTheMath

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🟣 Laurie Rubel 🎗️ @Laurie_Rubel

almost 6 years ago

Demarcated as sacred: capitalism, history, literature, patriotic songs, Declaration of Independence. She didn't include MATH on this list. They save that to highlight as extreme radicalism, to ridicule and to inflame, because how could math be anything but 2+2=4? #takebackthemath