Real Teaching, Real World
So, I ran a cynical Google search today (yes, I continue to add to Google’s growing data set and power) with the search terms: teaching, teachers, to, teach, real, life, connections. I NEVER search with so many ‘AND’ terms and was really just expecting a bunch of junk results that claimed to have the answers to teaching with real world connections. (in truth, I was planning to point out all the junk out there - jokes on me!)
Enter this website result: Rethinking Mathematics
While the result is promoting a published book, I quickly started to glean ideas from topics posted within. In fact, the quote that sucked me in was this:
I thought math was just a subject they implanted on us just because they felt like it, but now I realize that you could use math to defend your rights and realize the injustices around you.… [N]ow I think math is truly necessary and, I have to admit it, kinda cool. It’s sort of like a pass you could use to try to make the world a better place.
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- The War in Iraq : How Much Does it Cost?
- Reading the World With Math
- Justice for Janitors
So, why don’t we stir up some trouble in our classrooms, engage our students in issues that really matter to them and help them to start changing the world? You know I’m gonna get this one to read…