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Well not even Math escapes criticism of being CRT. I don't know if I should laugh or cry anymore
'Critical race theory' accusations prompt WV school district to pause 'Black Math Genius' program
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV - "Racist," and "Segregationist." Those are some of the words being hurled toward school officials in one West Virginia district who tried to bring a program that focuses on Black kids to Jefferson County. The program is called: "Black Math Genius."
"Black Math Genius is part of critical race theory. And it’s meant to divide the people. As you can see, we’re divided. If you give special privileges to a group of people because of their skin color, it’s discrimination," (Gee, what an interesting concept you've discovered there
) said a woman who identified herself a grandparent at the June 28th Jefferson County regular meeting. She and others also questioned the program’s $3.9 million price tag.
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Calling it "ignorance," the program’s creator told FOX 5 via Zoom, "… when you attach the ‘Black’ to it, that is what, without them even knowing what the program is about, threw it into the category of critical race theory … I didn’t start looking into critical race theory until my program was accused of critical race theory and when I looked it up it’s like, where did they get this from? I mean, this is absolutely nothing about what’s in the program. It’s about mathematics. It’s about the African contributions mathematics. We’re discussing crypto-currency, algorithm and its use in google searches. It’s advanced level mathematics."
For example, Moore said they go over the history of the Pythagorean Theorem and its connection to Black mathematicians in Egypt. There would be more active math education, such as going outside an measuring a tree truck to study Pi. She also said they would discuss Crypto Currency and programming language – lessons that she described as forward thinking.
"What’s important is to get our students engaged because mathematics is the backbone, is the basis for stem fields. And stem is what’s driving the future," said Moore.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV - "Racist," and "Segregationist." Those are some of the words being hurled toward school officials in one West Virginia district who tried to bring a program that focuses on Black kids to Jefferson County. The program is called: "Black Math Genius."
"Black Math Genius is part of critical race theory. And it’s meant to divide the people. As you can see, we’re divided. If you give special privileges to a group of people because of their skin color, it’s discrimination," (Gee, what an interesting concept you've discovered there
) said a woman who identified herself a grandparent at the June 28th Jefferson County regular meeting. She and others also questioned the program’s $3.9 million price tag.
SNIP
Calling it "ignorance," the program’s creator told FOX 5 via Zoom, "… when you attach the ‘Black’ to it, that is what, without them even knowing what the program is about, threw it into the category of critical race theory … I didn’t start looking into critical race theory until my program was accused of critical race theory and when I looked it up it’s like, where did they get this from? I mean, this is absolutely nothing about what’s in the program. It’s about mathematics. It’s about the African contributions mathematics. We’re discussing crypto-currency, algorithm and its use in google searches. It’s advanced level mathematics."
For example, Moore said they go over the history of the Pythagorean Theorem and its connection to Black mathematicians in Egypt. There would be more active math education, such as going outside an measuring a tree truck to study Pi. She also said they would discuss Crypto Currency and programming language – lessons that she described as forward thinking.
"What’s important is to get our students engaged because mathematics is the backbone, is the basis for stem fields. And stem is what’s driving the future," said Moore.
[link:https://www.fox5dc.com/news/critical-race-theory-accusations-prompt-wv-school-district-to-shut-down-black-math-genius-program|
The writers at SNL could not out do these folks
We are going to go the way of the dinosaurs, if these folks have their way. Pi? Nah, we don't want to learn about no stinkin Pi unless its Apple or Sweet potato.
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The idea that 2 + 2 = 4 is western imperialism and colonization.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/paula-bolyard/2020/07/08/orwellian-teacher-blames-western-imperialism-colonization-for-concept-of-224-n614048
