tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post112026702253438762..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Math For Social Justice, Part 1Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1121876361216556732005-07-20T09:19:00.000-07:002005-07-20T09:19:00.000-07:00Much of our "pre-calculus" class was trigonometry....Much of our "pre-calculus" class was trigonometry. Did sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1 even in Brazil? I think it did.<BR/><BR/>How was math taught there?<BR/><BR/>And what were you doing in a math class there? I thought you were on vacation!Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1121842186846916232005-07-19T23:49:00.000-07:002005-07-19T23:49:00.000-07:00i was in brazil. and the stupid math is different....i was in brazil. and the stupid math is different. their precal is different from ours. bummer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1121354275207474092005-07-14T08:17:00.000-07:002005-07-14T08:17:00.000-07:00Not that I'm against social justice or anything, a...Not that I'm against social justice or anything, and I could be wrong (it <I>has</I> happened before), but doesn't 2+2=4 whether you are rich, poor, black or white? Doesn't E=MC(2) if you're in Japan or Brazil or Ecuador?<BR/>Giving children the basic foundation is what solves social ills--ensuring they can read fluently, write clearly and do the math required in our ever-increasingly technological society will be the impetus for 'zippier shoes' et al.Phyllis Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174886886717297054noreply@blogger.com