This School District Is On A Mission To Make Math More "Equitable"

[@kturkalo2129]

If someone who 'graduated' from an anti-racist school builds a bridge, make sure you post plenty of "use at your own risk" signs.

[@farmschoolchicks1913]

Im sure it will be labeled as some marker against tyranny, oppression and racism to celebrate historical energy spent by a black human

[@laurabeane8862]

It's already happening 😔 Look up the walking bridge they built for The University of Florida. Or don't.

[@chriscurtain1816]

Don't worry. The engineer may have got some of the calculations wrong, but at least he showed his workings.

[@ernsttrekiew198]

@@CallawayGolf89 White students must provide correct answers to math problems. Black students may provide any answer they like. Or none at all -- and still pass the course. Three cheers for equity!

[@jasonblizzard9635]

If one collapses, and it will, they will blame white men... Racism.

[@stormwatcher565]

How about they just show up for class, pay attention, and do their homework like everyone else? I guess its racist for me to even suggest such an idea.

[@jammin3858]

Yes, it probably is to some. But you are correct. Expecting poor results will get even worse results. Expecting excellence at least pushes students in the correct direction.

[@michaelmurphy2112]

I understand what you're saying, but not everyone learns the same way. When you have kids that can learn by sitting there and paying attention in the same class as kids who need to understand the practical application of what they're doing, one group is likely going to suffer in quality, and it's usually the latter. Figuring out how the kids learn best and grouping them like that so they can all succeed should be the end goal, instead we get this abomination where the answers are made up and the grades don't matter so everyone fails equally. Of course this can be offset by having parents at home who actually give a crap about how their kids perform in school and try to help them instead of playing victim every chance they get.

[@Ken-cs4qy]

When did educators start thinking that lowering standards to the lowest common denominator was good idea?

[@martyfenton6184]

When we allowed public employees to bargain collectively combined with increased government control particularly the creation of the Department of Education.

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

A LONG time ago.

[@medic1937]

When the agenda is to make you as stupid as possible.

[@UnfilteredMedic]

Stupid people are upset at the fact that Black and Brown people generally don't do well in Math or STEM. Not an insult or anything simply years of evidence backed by statistics, public and college grades, graduates and those who never finished, and other variables. ALL kept and recorded by some groups but at large by the Dept. of Education. They don't go into jobs in STEM or higher paying jobs.

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

When communists took over the education institutions....

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

I gravitated away from math and toward English in my higher education specifically because math requires strict correct answers, while language can be massaged -- as in this video -- to mean anything you want ... or nothing at all. We used to say, if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. You're not supposed to be able to do that with math (or science).

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

I always hated math and still do. I'll never understand how anybody can find math in and of itself enjoyable. As an autistic person my teachers always expected me to be some kind of math savant, but I almost failed out of the slow kids' math class. Graduated with honours and advanced English classes, but still I just couldn't wrap my head around math. So, I'm concluding in my self-absorbed rant there that math is also ableist and my old high school should devote fifty grand to make math less ableist by giving _me_ the fifty grand so I can count it all using math (and then add it to my bank account). 😂

[@jrogerss8616]

Dr. Fouchi is a pioneer of this method in the field of science.

[@dawnelder9046]

I loved math and still do. Got it from my Dad. My hard subject was spelling. My mother was great at anything connected with words. To this day I enjoy math puzzles over word puzzles. But I force myself to do word puzzles because I know that is my weakness.

[@kszoknyik]

Well said

[@professorwigginslectures3808]

@@dawnelder9046 My son struggles to write and spell and didn't learn to read until he was 11, but he got an accounting degree with a 3.47 GPA and breezed through calculus with an A and got straight As on exams in economics without studying. He was always that way, and always will be. We have very different abilities.

[@ohsweetmystery]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - 1984, Orwell

[@jenniferzennifer6949]

So they want EVERYONE to perform at 11%? Is that the equity they are aiming for?

[@isabelbetancourt1095]

That’s the communists equity. Instead of having the ones down rise, they make everyone lower their levels

[@ele.mentalboi9562]

Equity does indeed mean equality of outcome.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

You are spot on! It never can't be higher than 11%.

[@beckinfidelis3916]

Pretty much! They were already lowering the standard of Education when I was in school 45 years ago, to "close the achievement gap" but it didn't work. The only way they can "close it" is by failing all students. They would rather do that and call everything white supremacy than actually help those kids learn.

[@alexneigh7089]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 Do not be so pessimistic. 11% will then progress to 7%, then to 3%, and so on. 0% is the limit!

[@michaelkelly7968]

As a Pittsburgh resident, I can tell you PPS system is in shambles. This is why I moved my family to the suburbs. They are failing these children.

[@gabeo9474]

Or maybe the children are simply failing.

[@ripvanann2534]

Sending my kids to private school. Kind of stuck in the burgh... with the jagoffs. They can't even get the busses here to pick the kids up. And we're paying 1% tax for this. Glad you were able to get out.

[@davidbrawner7679]

There are Only Two Forces at hand which determine the Relative Success of Individuals within a Particular Environment. We all know these as Nurture and Nature. Nurture is the entirety of the individuals Socialization. Nature is the Individuals Genetic make up. Both the Nature of an Individual and the Social Constructs for which the Individual adheres to are equally responsible for the Individual’s Relative Success. Darwin was right about one thing; the Individual and communities within the whole of the Environmental must Adapt or Die. We are watching the demise of the African American- as Well as All Americans. Especially the African American.

[@SweatyFatGuy]

Failing? Nah, that is not the most appropriate word. That implies they want to do what is good for the kids. Think more sinister, as in giving kids bad information and ensuring they aren't going to have aptitude in math, reading etc.

[@davidbrawner7679]

@@SweatyFatGuy You Absolutely Nailed It!. We laymen can see the flaws in this construction so clearly that we know that it’s done on purpose. I like your use of the term “ Sinister”. We can see who is deconstructing Humanity.

[@johnm5695]

The white kids 47% score is also awful. They are deflecting poor results. This is sad for all the kids.

[@jeffbennett7470]

That's probably above the national average. The current standards for math are so difficult that only about 10% of the politicians could score proficient.

[@CoolPapaJMagik]

“Equitable” just means “take more from Whte people.” We need to learn to see past these word games. “Equality/inclusion/diversity” etc on and on are all code words for antiwhiteism We need to understand that the words we use are going to shape our thoughts and consequently our actions. These terms are designed to keep us in this story where we continually lose, giving up more and more until we have nothing left…

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

I'm not even sure what's being taken away or given here in the first place... that news report didn't specify how math is "racist" or even really get into detail about how the money would be allotted. Apparently there will be "workshops"? Does a kid need to present their genetic heritage to prove their non-whiteness in order to access those workshops? And what will these workshops actually feature? I really don't get any of this at all. Methinks a certain person or group is getting a very cushy job out of this whole thing, though.

[@CoolPapaJMagik]

@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever you just don’t recognize the language yet.

[@ele.mentalboi9562]

Equity is the equality of outcome. Dumbing down the curriculum to allow students to score higher doesn’t make them more knowledgeable of math. It just means that colleges can justify placing colored students in their campuses ahead of white students to feed this cycle of “equity”.

[@nylasharper1788]

Or you can push back, wherever and whenever you can. It only reds 30% of the population to do this.

[@nylasharper1788]

* needs. Not reds 🙄

[@kingdavid1614]

Math along with physics is the most pure form of exactness. Science need math in order to verify that exactness.

[@kszoknyik]

Exactly. Educators need education so it seems

[@henryvalentine4976]

Getting the answer right is not so important,😂😂😂😂 what is happening

[@mikehatten5738]

Physics is not exactness just research Heisenberg UNCERTAINTY principle. Physics actually make less sense as you go smaller. Casimir effect, superfluidity, gravity, dark matter, etc all act counterintuitively and unpredictably! So not the best example. Maybe Newtonian physics but definitely not quantum field theory 😂

[@darrennew8211]

Of all the fields in which "getting the answer right" is important and objective, math is at the top of the list.

[@oldhickory4686]

Exactly! Try taking measurements in a machine shop which are equitable and not racist...

[@williamfreeling6546]

You can twist yourself into knots and create all the double speak you want. Until parents make education a priority in their child's life they will not do well. Asian families have standards and demand excellence in school and, shockingly, their kids do better.

[@francisdashwood1760]

But that ain't the only reason they do better. They also have a natural inclination for math that other groups of people do not have.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

​@@francisdashwood1760No, they don't. You get better in what you practice.

[@francisdashwood1760]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 So, in other words, you're saying that anyone can become a brain surgeon if he or she simply ''practices'' enough, and that everyone is of the same intelligence level. Is this what you are saying?

[@mayday24916]

@@francisdashwood1760 Are you that blonde chick who interviewed Jordan Peterson? Brownie points if you get the reference.

[@williamfreeling6546]

@francisdashwood1760 that is simply not true

[@mistydolphin2524]

And how are they going to do this? Give all black students straight As, no matter how wrong their answers? While giving white students straight Fs no matter how right?

[@michaelmoslak2975]

Sounds Equitable???

[@MrsRitchieBlackmore]

Sadly, that sounds like it might be the blueprint. Just like in some woke cities, they won't give parking tickets to black people, but they will to whites.

[@johnfish1194]

Yes thst is exactly what they will do.

[@ElenaKomleva]

I think it's obvious, that this is a MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION. $50K that's been allocated will just go right back into the pockets of the officials through this weird "consulting firm" they hired to do this nonsensical thing call "eliminating math racism" that you can't measure or account for. That's exactly the point.

[@triggerhappydad65]

​@@johnfish1194 Hell, they're already doing it. My wife has almost 30 years in the school system. It's bad.

[@adamcrux6829]

Math is the only subject that isn't based off educated guesses or that can't be "massaged" to change it's meaning. It can't lie and it's pretty much the only thing in this universe that doesn't vary one bit. Math is not subjective, it's set in stone...

[@dragonusa]

Shouldn't be the only one, but facts don't seem to mater for science, biology, or history anymore.

[@professorwigginslectures3808]

I don't know about that set in stone stuff, but at the basic level, yes, 1+1=2.

[@adamcrux6829]

@@professorwigginslectures3808 The only variance in math is when there's a human error. That's why I say it's set in stone. Sure there are mathematical theorems that still haven't been tested or that cannot be tested in the real world. But are still accepted as correct by scientist/mathematicians. The thing is, math in its purest form is the only true exact science.

[@professorwigginslectures3808]

@@adamcrux6829 Well, that's what my wife says. But I don't know much math.

[@HamSandwich556]

Galileo said “Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.” So now God and the entire universe are horrible racists. Good to know. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@michelebell1997]

How far off the rails has this country gone, I mean it breaks my heart because I live in the best country ever and our administration has made us the laughing stock of the world 😢

[@tinafilipina]

Exactly. I am still proud to be an American, but thanks to the crypt keeper we call The President, has managed to take this wonderful nation down in one fell swoop. Or shall we say the person who's pulling the presidential puppet strings.

[@ryanm7263]

If I was a reporter who had to cover this kind of BS, I'd be a raging alcoholic by now

[@MisterNMason]

😂😂😅

[@gruby970]

Nah, just ditch your spine and obey the current narrative and you'll have a cushy career in urinalism.

[@ronnie237]

If the emphasis doesn’t include getting the answer correct, then why have math at all. Just excuse the “underperforming “ students from taking math at all.

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

Every student gets a "participation" diploma. Then they wonder why so many Mexicans are in the workforce, while so many "homies" can't get a job.

[@ohsweetmystery]

Yes, who cares if you did not get the right answer when calculating the load bearing capacity of a stadium roof or a high-rise elevator, as long as you 'understand the concept'.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Why do you even have to understand the concept? The concept in itself must probably be r***** too.

[@alexneigh7089]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 And the elevators is r***. And the stadium roof.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

The people who say tests are racist are the same people who swear by the “validity” of TikTok relationship tests

[@Van-zf9iw]

Look honey, it's a bird! Cool. I am watching football, can you bring me three beers so I do not bother you for a while?

[@sylviaisgod6947]

Birds are racist.@@Van-zf9iw

[@hees0009]

"It is more about the concepts and not about getting the answer right. " yeah, in preschool.

[@burger_kinghorn]

You can't get the answer right without getting the concepts.

[@redneckroy8947]

​@@burger_kinghornand you don't know the concept if the answer isn't right

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

If the answers don't matter, you'll never figure out the concepts.

[@dragonusa]

Sounds like the left's stance in most things anymore.

[@lovehand9531]

Concepts like nuclear power generation for instance?

[@PopsSinging]

We had a program way back when I was in high school that taught the practical application of mathematics. For instance, we had to maintain, update and balance a checkbook, pretend to purchase a stock we chose and monitor our losses and gains, setup a monthly budget for a household, etc. It was one of the best classes I ever took. I still remember a practical use for a hypotenuse because we used it in class to calculate how much cable we would need to install an antenna, and to get the angle of a staircase. I think that the largest majority of students coming out of high school need to learn practical applications of the subjects they are learning.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

That would have been great!

[@Raptor44256]

Whenever DEI gets pushed to educational standards, the next step inevitably becomes “we have no standards”. Somehow nobody is insulted by being told the only way we can make the playing field equal is by having nobody play.

[@user-de2zo1bw4d]

Used to be that kids would come from foreign countries to study in the US, now kids will need to go to foreign countries to get a quality education.

[@arubaguy2733]

Apparently, the new code word for lowering standards for POC is "anti-racist". (POC is code for blacks. Never mind all the other non-white races.) So many standards have already been lowered or relaxed to favor POC, from college entry to hiring, promotion, and awarding of contracts. We don't yet have the "level playing field" that POC have whined about for decades applied to all aspects of life. (Level playing field is code for "we want it easier to win") The United States is already far down on the list of educational performance in all subjects, especially math. We are rapidly losing our ability to compete with the rest of the world in all areas of the S.T.E.M. skills. This dumbing-down of America will end us.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Yes, it will.

[@HaleyStark.]

Imagine sending your kids to a school where only 47% of the kids test as proficient.

[@alicelaybourne1620]

Ummmm, that is the entire district and only the white kids.

[@aquawarrior]

@@alicelaybourne1620true, but that’s still abysmally bad.

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

​@alicelaybourne1620 and that's better?😂

[@TrangleC]

Apparently there are studies showing that even white and to a lesser extend Asian kids are getting worse in their school performance when they study next to black kids. The more black kids you have in a school, the worse everyone performs. You can even see that effect on a macroeconomic level. Apparently, according to the cold hard numbers, 1 million white people living in a homogeneously white country (like Island) will produce more patents than 1 million white people living in a "diverse" country. That effect is current and historical, meaning that the numbers of patents and other indicators of creativity and intellectual output (like for example how many books are published and how many Nobel Prize winners the sample group produces) have gone down in every formerly white country in proportion to how diverse it became over time. Those numbers prove that diversity is not just not a strength, but a serious detriment, at least to white populations. The old "There goes the neighborhood."-trope is actually statistically proven right. The more black and brown people live near a white population, the worse that white population is off.

[@RandomBogey]

Well, you know what they say… There are three types of people in the world- those who can count and those who can’t.

[@isabelbetancourt1095]

As a Math major I am disappointed but not surprised. The journey is only important as the means that lead to the correct answer. If it’s not leading there, it’s all meaningless. The goal cannot be the journey but will always be the correct answer.

[@jimgann4927]

When balancing your checkbook, don't worry about getting the balance correct.😂😂😂

[@ernsttrekiew198]

"Ah still gots checks in muh checkbook! Dat means Ah still gots lotsa money, yo!"

[@lovehand9531]

Also, when I do my taxes, can I just put down that I identify as tax exempt?

[@codey90210]

Who knew numbers were racists. Makes me wonder why 7 8 9...

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

Because nine is delicious.

[@Mae-q3q]

Because you're supposed to eat three squared meals a day!

[@sylviaisgod6947]

Because somebody in the 1800s owned 7 slaves at one point.

[@rodgerneeb301]

The only math involved here is to subtract from the tax payers wallet and add to their own.

[@minahilmemon7901]

😂 😂 what a brilliant comment

[@lovehand9531]

I'm identifying as tax exempt!

[@hansoloist9756]

Find the names of the students, then never hire them ever.

[@juniorgod321]

and if you can, get a restraining order against them!

[@francisdashwood1760]

A few years ago a private academy in Louisiana got national media attention for sending ''minority'' students to Ivy League schools. As it turned out, the academy was falsely inflating test scores. These students should be named with at least a red flag permanently attached to their resumes!

[@iss8504]

This is happening already. Don't hire black people with engineering or medical degrees because we assume they got a literal pass. What they will do is what Malaysia does: identify all the non-performing people by race, and make it mandatory everyone hire a minimum number of these people. I guess Pittsburgh wants to be the new Philly or Baltimore.

[@RJStockton]

Our civilization would literally rather destroy itself than admit we're not equal. I hope the next society to rise from our ashes has more sense than this.

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

Liberalism would rather burn the nation to the ground than admit being wrong

[@DrivenA111]

What do you mean we’re not equal?? It’s a cultural issue. It’s not about admitting we’re not equal. It’s about admitting the culture in my community is significantly flawed.

[@alexneigh7089]

"... has more sense than this" - no, it will not. Remember how Rome fell? The lesson is not learned.

[@alexneigh7089]

@@DrivenA111 "Cultures" are "flawed" for a reason. Similar people create similar "cultures" even if given a chance to start from scratch (compare Liberia and Haiti).

[@AFriendOfYours0]

@@DrivenA111 We are only equal in terms of the law (thanks to white culture). True equality would mean we produce the same outputs in culture, technology, education, crime rates, etc. We are clearly not the same.

[@jayfaisa3171]

As a teacher myself, I would love to see the lesson plans for specific math lessons. What’s the anti-racist approach to math?

[@johnfish1194]

You let them pass regardless of skill or grade

[@ge2719]

i think it literally just boils down to not giving anyone a grade. what else could it be? maybe theyre giving people gold stars for trying even if they get the wrong answer? the entire concept of focusing on the process and focusing on making sure students are able to try, able to experiment, able to figure things out, are all important , but the result of them being good at those things is reflected in the fact they get the answer right. if they get the answers all wrong still, then they havent learnt how to figure it out, they havent learnt the processes properly, they dont understand it. It really is baffling how any teacher can claim getting the right answer isnt important. unless theyre just a marxist intentionally trying to destroy the system any way they can.

[@artlover4ever974]

@@ge2719 I believe it's all intentional. But on the other hand, I have seen a lot of parents who fight for this kind of education for their child.

[@robertheuberger1556]

Well I do know this, there won't be any "inequalities" in their curriculum.

[@francisdashwood1760]

If a basketball court is 94 feet long, how many times does the ball bounce from an inbound pass to a coast to coast slam dunk? (Give approximate answers)

[@RPM-76]

It has nothing to do with math, it’s culture.

[@thistime1483]

It has nothing to do with culture, it's genetics.

[@stevencorsoe9575]

​It has nothing to do with culture...it is idiocy.

[@francisdashwood1760]

It's Nature, just as some groups of people are naturally faster runners than other groups. The same applies to math, as some groups are naturally more gifted in academics than other groups.

[@DrivenA111]

@@thistime1483As an educated, well off Black guy who had a Tiger mom growing up, it’s culture, dumb dumb.

[@DrivenA111]

@@francisdashwood1760I’ve been in multiple Asian households, they had math events on the kitchen calendar. Math text book on the table. It’s culture. Yes, athletically speaking, there’s more of a difference there.

[@emergentform1188]

"This is a war on objective truth." - Matt Walsh .... "Self-cannibalizing victimhood orgy." - Matt Walsh (brilliant, love it)

[@martyfenton6184]

Take a look at nearly ALL American university STEM programs and you will see more and more Indian and Chinese students (of color). Are we aiming to go from the number one academic spot we once had to 100th? This is a sure path.

[@francisdashwood1760]

It's too late for that. I can remember 30 years ago, Rush Limbaugh talked about that American students ranked 25th worldwide in math and science!

[@martyfenton6184]

@@francisdashwood1760 Regrettably, you are right.

[@rsstnnr76]

I can't wait for these kids to become engineers and doctors. Can you imagine the quality of bridges, buildings, and bypasses that are ALMOST done correctly?

[@angeloftheabyss5265]

That’s just it. They won’t

[@dr.doolittle4763]

They will never become engineers or doctors. The US will continue to import Chinese and Indians rather than fix its education system.

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

I would try to imagine, but I don't think the world is ready for another Hyatt Regency skywalk.

[@grandmajosephine383]

They will be politicians and community leaders.

[@ernsttrekiew198]

Medical technician: "Doc, this patient's pancreatic amylase is through the roof! It's over 975." Diversity Hire Doctor: "Panaratic _whut?_ Whut *dat?"*

[@jameslabs1]

"The point of no return was passed 20 years ago," Thomas Sowel said that 20 year ago. Ha ha on us.

[@miketexas4549]

Find the kids who are proficient and see if there's a father in the house.

[@hees0009]

Ding ding ding. Give the man a prize.

[@shoechew]

Check your privilege.

[@alexneigh7089]

Assign a father to every single mom household. With the right state budget, the problem can easily be solved, and proficiency will hike to 12% or even 14%.

[@wetbed6597]

How is having a father at home privilege? Its not up to you where you are born@@shoechew

[@SvetlanaVladimirova8590]

"In the end the Party would annouce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it." George Orwell, 1984. Oh, dear. Is this where things are heading?

[@ernsttrekiew198]

This is EXACTLY where we are heading. And men can become women, women can now become men. There are no longer any standards, logic, facts or reason.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

No, we're already there. That footbridge in Miami collapsed because of this nonsense.

[@k8m549]

Growing up in the 80s, i was taught we were all eqaul and that was that. No one really brought it up bc it didn't matter. We all treated each other how we want to be treated bc it's common sense and decency.. it's not hard, its really not

[@buysncharge]

Wasn't true then. Isn't true now.

[@SydneyCarton2085]

We aren't equal.

[@k8m549]

Ok we aren't equal, you are better than me. Sorry

[@k8m549]

If we aren't equal, it certainly isn't the color of our skin that makes us different...🖕

[@buysncharge]

@k8m549 now you're getting it.

[@MrLandstorm]

Isn't math already the universal language?

[@isabelbetancourt1095]

Literally, the one thing that cannot be racist

[@lisamoag6548]

yes one is one for anyone two is two me plus you same is equal plus is more minus in less how many pieces of pie for four hungry ones if there are only four in the one pie one piece for each one makes sense all day long

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

Never mind that Arabs have contributed massively to math, the left claims math is "white".

[@chriscurtain1816]

One of the early space probes to leave our solar system had the first few dozen prime numbers etched on to it so any alien life who found it would know we are intelligent. Maybe future probes should put some sums, with the wrong answers but showing the workings. Aliens will then know we're not racist.

[@TheSaintBigFoot]

Of bad guys

[@masterdirtblockyt]

Bruh, they’re always changing math nowadays! Now this nonsense?!

[@striver1987]

Stop saying "Bruh". You sound utterly incompetent.

[@mrzorgonian]

They did this exact thing across the board in South Africa and now our degrees arent worth the paper theyre written on. The US needs to be careful

[@arlenedorego1277]

So just lower the standard so everyone can be stupid. Ya that's the plan for America

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

We might end up a bunch of ignorant dipshits who don't even know our multiplication tables, but hey, at least we won't be racist.

[@JohnDoe-pt7ru]

Russia and China laugh

[@gruby970]

Not everyone. The ruling tribe won't be stupid, be sure of that.

[@striver1987]

Everyone's a winner generation.

[@youtubesmonster2]

Math is probably the most used and most important subject we have because our lives unfortunately revolves around money. Dumbing down math, will just continue to take advantage of those that are bad or lazy with math. Leaving them broke & in turn, politicians will then use people being broke to increase minimum wages and get votes. - This will in turn grow inflation. Again leaving the uneducated broke. It’s the circle of life

[@treedoor]

You know how I got engaged with math? My teachers said "Do this correctly or you get an F" and my parents punished me if I got an F. I wonder if one or both of these factors is missing from homes of these Pittsburgh students?

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

It's Pittsburgh. Do the math (no pun intended).

[@farmschoolchicks1913]

This.

[@striver1987]

The factor missing is a Father in the home.

[@aquapony]

@@striver1987 So 3-1=2 is the equitable equation they need to learn

[@demonbebula]

nowadys we let the kids do what they want I guess

[@luciddreamworks]

I have a Masters in math..concepts are the basis and what should be understood...but getting answers right shows that one understands the concepts. This is why math teachers always say to show work, because understanding the concepts is very different than making a silly arithmetic mistake and arriving at a wrong answer

[@philosopher1a]

So we have to DUMB down our teach while also giving them affirmative action on tests to get into colleges that they otherwise would not qualify for

[@henryvalentine4976]

Then when they get there and fail, it's racist 😂😂😂 unbelievable

[@squidlipssupreme168]

Yes

[@professorwigginslectures3808]

That changed. Haven't you kept up with the Supreme Court? Affirmative action appears to be dead and gone.

[@TheRareCriticalThinker]

To eventually fill jobs they are not qualified for

[@bobl703]

@@henryvalentine4976 AND they need their "safe spaces" in colleges now. Well, not just them. All lib groups need safe spaces now.

[@habbadabbado5765]

Both proficiency scores are abysmal.

[@foxandarrowsmusic6356]

When I was in college, I had a professor question absolute truth. I raised my hand and asked her “does 2+2=4?” And she said “maybe”. The whole class chuckled at her. I hope most people recognize crazy when they see it.

[@ernsttrekiew198]

Equally amusing are those who state that "there is no absolute truth" --- failing to see that this statement instantly contradicts itself.

[@foxandarrowsmusic6356]

@@ernsttrekiew198 I know lol I love to see the lightbulb turn on when that convo happens

[@ernsttrekiew198]

@@foxandarrowsmusic6356 Haha! But does said lightbulb actually turn on, or does the leftist instead resort to calling you a bigot, fascist, or racist?

[@foxandarrowsmusic6356]

@@ernsttrekiew198 Yeah it flickered on but they hate the light

[@sylviaisgod6947]

Did you just assume her gender?

[@zamoro10100]

"Those tests are culturally biased. The only universal part is the math." - Boyz n the Hood Apparently not anymore, John Singleton

[@G-Dubya-Busch]

I feel like i'm in an episode of the twilight zone. When will all this craziness end?

[@Jess97679]

The importance isn't on "getting the answer right" it's the concept and the reasoning. Okay. I'll make sure to remember that the next time I design something as a automotive mechanical engineer. I'm sure whoever gets hurt when the vehicle component I designed breaks and hurts someone will really care that the "concept and reasoning" behind the design were correct.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

That's why that bridge in Miami collapsed.

[@lovewins2766]

I am laughing so hard 😂 I remeber being in school and not doing well in math. On numerous occasions I tired convincing my dad that I didn’t need to get better at math (hence do more work) because it was proven that girls don’t do as well in math as boys; thus, I was a girl so my grades were on point… I had an excuse to be lazy. They are trying to use this same BS logic tweens try to use on their parents!

[@michaelsutton4205]

I used to be a volunteer tutor at one of Pittsburgh’s public schools. I tutored middle school students in Spanish and algebra. I was struck by how smart the students were, especially the black students - who often had a decent understanding of the concepts despite never studying or paying attention in class. The instruction offered by the teachers there was just as good as what I received in the suburbs. The difference was, most kids in the city cared more about cracking jokes and acting tough than achieving anything in school. A select few students took school seriously. Most of the rest lacked anyone at home to hold them accountable.

[@artlover4ever974]

Spot on!! It's unbelievable how low our education system has sunk!! No Child Left Behind really means "pass everyone" . Free passes and no accountability. I am a retired teacher and I watched what is happening. God help parents today who have children in school.

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

I can't imagine being a black student in school and being told, "we don't expect you to get the answers right because 'RaCiSm', so we're just going to expect less of you than we expect from the white students". It's the kind of segregation and othering of people based on their skin colour that would have Rosa Parks rolling in her grave.

[@starshine3588]

Maybe all of this “not understanding math” stuff started after they changed the way they were teaching math and called it “new math”. Even my white son didn’t understand the “new math” but then suddenly understood math as soon as I taught him the Old Math way…he went on to get his Masters in Chemistry….so he certainly wasn’t stupid. After I taught him the Old Math way…his teacher told him “That’s not the way we taught you and I’m marking every problem wrong if you do it this way.” So he started doing the math in his head…the Old Math way….and wrote only the answer….she then only marked him half wrong. I…as a parent have never understood the “new math”….so maybe it’s the “new math” that’s causing black students difficulties and if they change it back to the Old Math way those students will stop having difficulties. Just a thought.

[@billjones9708]

As a public educator and former math teacher gone rogue (meaning i had to get out of the math classroom for sanity purposes). I saw this writing on the walls by politicians and beurocrats. This is exactly why I ran away from the math classroom. The mass majority of math teachers and teachers in general, at least where I'm from, do not and would not think this way. Pure and utter craziness!

[@ashotdjrbashian9606]

I assume most of you noticed in the video from the school one guy who was supposedly trying to graph a function on the board. The real problem of the schools is that teachers have no right to tell guys like that he can't be inside the classroom wearing baseball hat and the hoodie on top of it. When the form prevails over the substance, nothing can help that sort of students. By the way, not only black students dress like that in schools, but also other minorities and whites.

[@artlover4ever974]

We had a "no hats or hoodies" policy and it was enforced.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

New York District Attorney Letticia James...must have attended an anti-Racist Real Estate Mathematics class..

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

In the end, companies will have their own entry tests for prospective employees, to find out it "equity" PhDs know how to read. And regardless of how the school program turns out, there may be a notable decrease in recruitment booths at the Pittsburg job fairs.

[@angeloftheabyss5265]

No they won’t. That would be racist

[@joaminow6943]

Reporting this as somehow a standard to be applauded and replicated is just criminal. The downward spiral will continue and the media is perpetuating it.

[@joeschmo622]

Imagine being on the hook to the IRS for a bundle, just because your accountant "didn't get the right answer". But at least he pieced together the concepts!! Oh, that would make me feel *SO* much better. Now, about those engineers building those bridges and skyscrapers...

[@OddawallWood]

For students who can't find correct answers to math problems, they should study climatology, which like meteorology, thrives on incorrect answers,

[@mezmurplace9296]

This is stupid. I am black and my child is in advanced math class. No need for equity nonsense. Just be present in your children's lives, follow up with them, that's it.

[@ArthurHuizar]

We did it folks. 2+2=5

[@josephcasile6314]

I live in Pittsburgh and my wife and I homeschooled our kids K to 12. I wish I could have had this video to send to the people who questioned us on that decision.

[@mysticmom616]

As a Pittsburgher…I’m embarrassed. Do you have any idea how bad the schools are in Pittsburgh? And this is what they’re funding? The crime in Pittsburgh is rapidly increasing, gang violence is worsening…ridiculous

[@jimmyl7511]

America has now become the number 1 country in broadcasting deleted scenes from Idiocracy.

[@dcpunisher4781]

I don't see Hispanics complaining to lower the standards. Neither for Asians (especially for mathematics since they are known for being good at it...and only IDIOTS would think that kind of stereotype is "Bad". It's actually a very marketable and lucrative trait that most employers would appreciate.) I don't see Hindus complaining things are too hard. Or are all of us Non-White Americans just being "Intolerant" of the Black Man's "Struggles"?

[@renato3678]

math is the universal languaje that we use to understand the world and the universe, if you can say that math is racist you can say that racism is engraved in every scientific belief or even fact, so it's game over for truth

[@susaneasterday8164]

All students simply need to learn (memorize) their basic facts (which has nothing to do with race) then many other math concepts are easily understood.

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

It’s bad at my school. They are making kids learn themselves with no instruction. What’s sad enough is that Pittsburgh, PA is close to Steubenville, OH where my parents are from. We have Pittsburgh accents. It’s a shame for me as a Steubenville lover watch Pittsburgh fall apart.

[@xnostalgiax]

I always knew math was racist. Get that shit out of our schools!

[@keithjones7037]

Math has absolutely nothing to do with race. If black students are performing lower in math than their white counterparts, then it's a cultural issue, not a math issue. Math is math. Always has been and always will be. I'm black. I don't have to know about black mathmeticians (whatever you call them) to understand math concepts. Math is objectively black and white. No in between. Either the answer is right or wrong. Why? Because in real-world applications, if the operation of things like cars, power tools, or engineering that are math-based is even a hair off, that could mean the difference between life or death.

[@JG-df7ve]

2+2=racism 🤔😵‍💫

[@anakaliaeastwood]

So the problem isn't the embarrassingly low numbers for BOTH races. The problem is that the number for black children is lower? Shouldn't they be aiming for 100% all around???????

[@rajkoelguapo12]

Black culture in America is the biggest hurdle these students face.

[@Cindybin46]

It is their biospirit. every race has a different one.

[@xtremeblazer3468]

I can't believe that black students are actually being told that whites are better at math so we're teaching u guys separately, like no wonder so many black ppl end up resenting whites coz at a young age they are literally being told that they are bad at math because of their skin colour. I liked that the school said they would be focusing more on understanding and the approach of math rather than the answer as math needs you to be creative on your approach. They should've just put this out as a program to help students performing poorly at math rather than just trying to get media attention by making a political statement.

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

Is anybody actually going to explain in that news report how math is racist? The anchorman asked this question directly and wasn't even given an explanation.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

And he didn't push to get an answer on the question!

[@joefunk76]

Because the thing that’s purportedly “racist” about math is that black students are, on average, much worse at it, but no one is going to say that outright because it’s an indefensible claim.

[@boundless-trails]

So lack of effort and laziness is racist now? What does math has to do with it?

[@JimLongCO]

Maybe the students should take a little responsibility

[@keithhughes9719]

That’s the difference. No Dads at home, for whatever the ethnicity is, causes most of the problems

[@JimLongCO]

@@keithhughes9719 agreed

[@thomas1880]

Keep your kids out of government schools!

[@tomvalpo9361]

The excuse making for a bad culture and poor family decisions never stops. This will never gets fixed with excuses, but only better decisions. Enough is enough. 😡😡😡

[@anotherone-xp9ox]

THEY cant perform or keep up and it is everyone elses fault

[@davec5153]

It means, not bringing up africans to 47%, its about bringing everyone down to 11% proficiency in math.

[@JWinAus]

Can someone explain, maybe with a demonstration, the difference between racist and non-racist mathematics?

[@farmschoolchicks1913]

Racist math: The KKK burned down 3 houses in Joe’s neighborhood, and angry mobs of white people lynched two families in David’s neighborhood. How many black families were harmed? Anti-Racist: BLM protesters took 52 pairs of Nikes on East Street and $857 worth of groceries from Walgreens. What is the value of reparations collected that afternoon?

[@joefunk76]

No race would, on average, be considerably worse than another in the non-racist kind. 😅

[@johandutoit1773]

In South Africa they made the pass rate 30% for the same reason. Its a disaster.

[@CoolPapaJMagik]

More consequences of Whte Erasure

[@ason4641]

Well, i see a school levy id never ever approve of again. What a waste of tax payers money.

[@98pointseven]

Instead of teaching the black kids how to calculate the correct answer, which is a very difficult job, they say they're going to bring in people who will teach the black kids all about the well-known "African-American legacy in mathematics." Sure. You bet. And it will be much easier. Cuz you can do that in about fifteen seconds.

[@alextemple9247]

I wish we would teach them about fatherhood and not to be baby daddies

[@sadoldgit313]

Oregon is already on this treadmill to chaos! Reducing the graduation levels for “marginalised communities” because otherwise they’ll never graduate!

[@seventhsun1982]

The NBA cancels games on any days which elections are held, because a certain demographic can't be expected to handle voting and watching basketball all in the same 24-hour window.

[@esantirulo721]

Maybe they should start to understand the roots of dyscalculia disability: studies should show that there is no "genetic" correlation to the wrong development in the intraparietal sulcus that explains dyscalculia. But the problem with this kind of studies is that everybody is afraid of the result as it may not be what good people want to hear.

[@tomkoutsopoulos528]

I have proof that it has nothing to do with race…. I’m white and I sucked at math. There problem solved.

[@tinafilipina]

Facts man. Great point.

[@MrsRitchieBlackmore]

Lol! Same.

[@leonnunhofer3453]

It's the culture. I am from germany, and from here, it looks like, for a lot of black people, everything they see as "white" is considered uncool. So they hate things like orthography and math. Partially it's about how you teach it. If you can get someone excited about it. I helped people with languages, like ancient greece and latin, with math and physics. There was especially one student. She had an E, I helped, and 2 years later she finished the school with ancient greece as one of her main school subject. 15 out of 15 points. She said, I was the first person who really was able to explain the language, to give her access to it, and afterwards she didn't need teachers anymore. Same happened to others in physics and math. So it's a lot about the teacher, but also a lot about the student. If the student doesn't try, if the whole culture is anti-education, there isn't that much you can do. You allways have some people who really try, but they need coaching. Most of the time it's because they were ill, or something else happened, and they took a break from school, or didn't learn for a long period of time. Sometimes they have a bad teacher. That's ok. But if the same teacher has very good and very bad students, to distinguished groups, and the main difference is their cultural background, than that, the cultural background, is most likely the problem, and changing how you teach the students, could do more harm than good 🤷‍♂️

[@haroldgeernian9816]

The teacher is teaching the same way whether they're black white Asian or Puerto Rican. Could it be an effort, or a culture issue? That its not cool for a black person to do well in school? Just a thought. That school should maybe focus on getting fathers back into homes first.

[@personnesenki4521]

The parents who cared pulled their kids out of government schools long ago.

[@Rocket9944]

It must be exhausting to try and teach a bunch of kids that don't want to learn.

[@jessicabodhaine6314]

Quetzel is the beginning part of the name of an Aztec god. I see what those demons are doing

[@RJStockton]

Thought the same. They like dropping little hints here and there to bother us. Like when Biden said he'd be the "light bringer." And then his eye spontaneously started leaking blood.

[@NMemone]

Last year the California public schools tried to get away with imposing an "ethnic studies curriculum" in which students were to "recite affirmations" that were actually prayers to Aztec gods of sacrifice including Quetzalcoatl. Fortunately a few parents sued and the chants got removed on religious liberty grounds. Terrifying times we live in.

[@renato3678]

I can only imagine the ass whooping I would've get if I say to my dad "you know, math is not about correct answers but more of a journey"

[@otisenterprises3434]

Omg daddy walsh please notice me

[@leonnunhofer3453]

Wtf?! They say, the right answer isn't that important, the right approach is, so they teach more about black scientists and less about math?! Really?! 🤦‍♂️

[@MrsRitchieBlackmore]

It's so awful, isn't it? Teaching about black scientists, but not teaching black kids HOW to be scientists. These woke people are the real racists.

[@beckinfidelis3916]

Equitable math is one of the subjects that was introduced at Loudoun County schools in Virginia. When the District allocated over $2-million for "equity" training and denied CRT was being taught. I looked up the name of the company they hired and found their "Equitable Math" training guide for teachers online in PDF. The first sentence said "we will be viewing math through the lens of critical race theory". So much for their denials. It went on to say that white supremacy permeates through every aspect of our society. That expecting children to give correct answers to math problems or to show their work are both examples of white supremacy. It said the teachers would learn to be anti-racist teachers. But the teachers had to "first ADMIT their bias" 🙄 I presume it only applies to White teachers. There was a list of books, suggested reading, which included the awful book "White Fragility" and another by the hateful Ibram X. Kendi. *Equitable Math* is just another way to teach children lies about white privilege and create racial division. White parents are allowing the school system to gaslight their children into self-loathing and shame. It has to stop. The end result of this will be active discrimination, hatred and persecution of white people, which is already happening.