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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They aren't focused on it, it is just a small part of the broader curriculum. Only the right is overhyping this because they are total snowflakes.[/quote]

What if young earth creationism was just “a small part” of the curriculum?

How much crazy is too much? For some people, any more than zero[/quote]

Depends where in the curriculum. If it's part of the science curriculum, then hell no. But if it was part of a comparative religions class, then I'd have no problem at all with some craziness being included. [/quote]

A PP above was insisting it was being taught in place of math.  Still hasn't provided any evidence to support it.[/quote]

Not the PP and not entirely familiar with the exchange you're quoting, but there was a teacher continuing education module endorsed by the Oregon Department of Education about anti-racism in math education. It was called, "A Pathway to Equitable Instruction: Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction." Snopes reviewed the claim, "Did Oregon officials say 'showing work' in math class Is white supremacism?" and rated the claim as "a mixture."

[b]What's true[/b]: In a newsletter to math teachers, ODE promoted an independent project that has materials on its website that read, "White supremacy culture shows up in math classrooms when ... students are required to 'show their work.'"
[b]What's False[/b]:  The ODE did not explicitly tell teachers that requiring students to "show their work" in math class was a form of white supremacy. Rather, the department told Snopes that expanding the ways in which teachers make students explain their question-answering process beyond the written word and numbers could help eliminate racial and language performance gaps.

Snopes link: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/education-oregon/
Link to the module: https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/1_STRIDE1.pdf

So, there is an anti-racist lens for math education that at least arguably goes too far albeit probably for noble reasons; meanwhile, it's misrepresented by right wing agitators into a caricature of itself that's not nearly as pervasive as they'd like you to believe. 
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I wouldn't even put a race lens on what is describe. Someone people can intuitively understand math concepts while being horrible with numbers. If there is a way of quantifying it, then that is a really good thing.[/quote]

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