Mathematics is not a “neutral” subject — cultural biases exist. A shift to more equitable teaching looks like teachers drawing on students’ knowledge, and students generating lots of solutions.
Families might be wondering why their child’s math classroom looks so different from what they remember in school.
For example, instead of giving all students in the classroom the exact same test, a student with test anxiety will be given an alternative format to showcase their learning. Traditional mathematics teaching focuses on the teacher’s way of solving a problem as the right way. Students who might think about the problem in a different way are then at a disadvantage. In some cases, their cultural way of doing mathematics is then viewed as incorrect.
When only one strategy for math is taught as universally correct, this marginalizes students and compounds inequities.Teachers draw on students’ existing knowledge. In order to serve each student and their unique learning styles, teachers ideally get to know their students and how they learn best. Equitable classrooms promote student voice and agency, peer collaboration and values learning from each other.
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