I'm sorry to not have been able to join the meeting. I just reviewed the clean document with numbering and watermark.
Suggestions:
1. Swap the very first 2 sentences. I think it will read better.
2. Perhaps the paragraph that begins on line 372 should be rearranged such that the sentence that begins at the end of line 375 "Faculty should...." is the beginning of the paragraph. The first two sentences of that paragraph would become the last 2 sentences. Like this:
Faculty should include aspects of mathematics history and contemporary mathematics that provide counterexamples to the pervasive Eurocentric bias found in modern mathematics. Instructional activities should provide examples of how mathematics was and is used in a variety of cultures, and by people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, class, and other social groups. Additionally, mathematics instruction should be culturally relevant, culturally responsive, and culturally sustaining (Alim, 2017). Understanding that mathematics has relevance to their life and to the world in general improves student motivation to learn and ability to connect ideas. Students who understand the role that mathematics has played in their cultures and the contributions of their cultures to mathematics are more likely to persevere in their study of the discipline.
3. Does Standard P-3 also need a sentence that says something about students learning math for use in their own lives? (I remember Uri Treisman saying we don't teach mathematics for use in this talk about 8 - 9 mins in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5t3CIcSMo&t=440s.)
4. Standard P-5 -- There seems to be a disconnect between the bolded heading statement and the remainder of the section. The paragraph section seems to be slanted toward workforce preparation, but that is not reflected in the heading statement. Also the paragraph seems to lack a brief introductory/explanatory sentence such as: "Students often lack awareness of what can be done with a degree in mathematics or how mathematical knowledge strengthens their preparation for most careers, regardless of degree earned." This sentence would be appropriate if the section should be about workforce preparation. If that is the case, we could add on to the heading statement: ..."in preparation for the workforce." Or does my comment (3) about math for use apply to this section?
5. Do we care that we refer to "isolated set of rules and procedures" in both P-2 and P-3? Maybe delete the first sentence of P-3?
I am reminded of my writing professor friend who said, "Writing is never done. It is only due."
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Kathryn Van Wagoner
Director, Developmental Mathematics
Weber State Univ
Ogden UT
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-21-2023 19:43:56
From: Karen Gaines
Subject: Initial forum comments
Thank you to those that attended or sent your comments in ahead of time for our Initial Forum on the Standards for Pedagogy. Do you have other comments or would you like to chime in on some of the prosed changes from the forum? Please see this document for both a recording of the forum and the latest comments in the document and add your thoughts to this discussion post.
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Karen Gaines
myAMATYC Online Community Coordinator
Professor Emeritus - St. Louis CC
Kirkwood MO
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