Gerrymandering: When Equivalent Is Not Equal!

Safi, Farshid; Bush, Sarah B.; Desai, Siddhi

doi:10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.24.2.0082

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“…Students need to be positioned to understand the world so that they can fully engage as members of a democratic society (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], ). Simply stated, teachers of mathematics not only work to develop students' mathematics content understanding, they must also empower students to see how mathematics can be used to influence and make sense of the world (Bush & Cook, ; National Research Council, ; Safi, Bush, & Desai, ). Establishing connections between mathematics and everyday life provides an opportunity for students to see the usefulness of mathematics and is important to learning mathematics content (Gainsburg, ; Sugimoto, Turner, & Stoehr, ).…”

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Moving toward shared realities through empathy in mathematical modeling: An ecological systems theory approach

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School Sci & Mathematics

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The mathematics education community has routinely called for mathematics tasks to be connected to the real world. However, accomplishing this in ways that are relevant to students’ lived experiences can be challenging. Meanwhile, mathematical modeling has gained traction as a way for students to learn mathematics through real‐world connections. In an open problem to the mathematics education community, this paper explores connections between the mathematical modeling and the nature of what is considered relevant to students. The role of empathy is discussed as a proposed component for consideration within mathematical modeling so that students can further relate to real‐world contexts as examined through the lens of Ecological Systems Theory. This is contextualized through a classroom‐tested example entitled “Tiny Homes as a Solution to Homelessness” followed by implications and conclusions as they relate to mathematics education.

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confidence: 99%