Mathematics for Social Justice

March 11, 2013

Anita Wager is among educators who explore, develop, research, and/or teach mathematics for social change. She writes that teaching mathematics about social justice refers to the context of lessons that explore critical (and oftentimes controversial) social issues using mathematics. Teaching mathematics with social justice refers to the teaching practices that encourage a co-created classroom and provide a classroom culture that encourages opportunities for equal participation and status. And teaching mathematics for social justice is the underlying belief that mathematics can and should be taught in a way that supports students in using mathematics to challenge the injustices of the status quo as they learn to read and rewrite their world. More information is available here.