Rethinking mathematics : teaching social justice by the numbers / edited by Eric Gutstein and Bob Peterson
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| Subjects: | Mathematics--Social aspects Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc Mathematics--Study and teaching Social justice--Study and teaching Social change--vUnited States Economics--Study and teaching |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Milwaukee, WI Rethinking Schools, Ltd., c2005 |
| LC Classification: | Q, QA |
| Additional Authors: | Gutstein, Eric Peterson, Bob |
| Notes: | ISBN: 0942961544 (pbk.) On cover: "A Rethinking Schools publicaiton" Includes bibliographical references and index Incomplete contents: Part one : viewing math broadly -- Teaching math across the curriculum -- Reading the world with math -- Race, retrenchment, and the reform of school mathematics -- Historical, cultural, and social implications of mathematics ; Part two : infusing social justice into math classes -- "Home buying while brown or black" -- Sweatshop accounting -- Chicanos have math in their blood -- Understanding large numbers -- "With math, it's like you have more defense" -- Radical equations : a review of the book by Bob Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr. -- The geometry of inequality -- Integrals and equity -- Math, maps, and misrepresentation -- Multicultural math ; Part three : infusing social justice math into other curricular areas -- Ten chairs of inequality -- Write the truth : presidents and slaves -- The transnational capital auction ; Part four: resources for rethinking mathematics -- Websites, math curriculum and pedagogy, books with theoretical/academic perspectives, curriculum guides/resources, children's books, sources for maps, and more |
| Physical Description: | vii, 179 p. : ill. ; 28 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 60504664 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0942961544 |