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Rethinking mathematics : teaching social justice by the numbers

Gutstein, Eric, (editor of compilation.). Peterson, Bob, 1953- (editor of compilation.).

Summary: In this new expanded and updated edition of Rethinking Mathematics, more than 50 articles show how to weave social justice issues throughout the mathematics curriculum, as well as how to integrate mathematics into other curricular areas. Rethinking Mathematics offers teaching ideas, lesson plans, and reflections by practitioners and mathematics educators. This is real-world math -- math that helps students analyze social problems as they gain essential academic skills. This book offers hope and guidance for teachers to enliven and strengthen their math teaching. It will deepen students' understanding of society and help prepare them to be critical, active participants in a democracy. Blending theory and practice, this is the only resource of its kind. --

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  • ISBN: 9780942961553 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0942961552 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Publisher: Milwaukee, Wisconsin : Rethinking Schools, [2013]

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General Note:
Includes index.
"A Rethinking Schools Publication."
Formatted Contents Note: Part 1: Viewing math broadly. 1. Teaching math across the curriculum / Bob Peterson ; Teaching suggestions : disparities in wealth cartoon ; Activity box: No-TV week math ; Driving while black or brown : a math project about racial profiling / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 2. Historical, cultural, and social implications of mathematics / S.E. Anderson -- 3. "I thought this U.S. place was supposed to be about freedom" / Maura Varley Gutiâerrez -- 4. Rethinking mathematics and its intersection with race : interview with Danny Martin / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 5. Reading the world with math / Marilyn Frankenstein ; Teaching suggestions : the war in Iraq, the Boondocks cartoon ; Activity box: Using math to take a critical look at how the unemployment rate is determined / Marilyn Frankenstein ; The war in Iraq : how much does it cost? / Bob Peterson -- 6. Race, retrenchment, and the reform of school mathematics / William F. Tate ; Environmental hazards : is environmental racism real? / Larry Miller -- 7. Adventures of a beginning teacher with social justice mathematics / Liz Trexler -- Part 2: Infusing social justice into math classes. 8. "Home buying while brown or black" / Eric (Rico) Gutstein ; Teaching suggestions: Corporate control of U.S. media line graph ; Teaching suggestions: "And how do you spend your wages?" Cartoon -- 9. Living algebra, living wage / Jana Dean ; Teaching suggestions: The dependent variable ; Teaching suggestions: The Y-intercept ; "I can't survive on $8.25" : using math to investigate minimum wage, CEO pay, and more / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 10. Sweatshop accounting / Larry Steele ; Activity box: How do you live on 31 cents an hour? ; Teaching suggestions: The global capitalist economy cartoon ; Globalization, labor, and the environment : a linear programming unit / Indigo Esmonde and Jessica Quindel ; Poverty and world wealth : recognizing inequality / Susan Hersh and Bob Peterson ; Unequal distribution of U.S. wealth : recognizing inequality, part two / Michael Langyel -- 11. Chicanos have math in their blood / Luis Ortiz-Franco ; Activity box: The hidden grain in meat / Stephanie Kempf -- 12. Whose community is this? : understanding the mathematics of neighborhood displacement / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 13. Understanding large numbers / Bob Peterson ; Activity box: How many Willis Towers tall Is $135 billion? / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 14. When equal isn't fair / Julia M. Aguirre and Maria del Rosario Zavala -- 15. Racism and stop and frisk / Kathryn Himmelstein -- 16. "With math, it's like you have more defense" / Erin E. Turner and Beatriz T. Font Strawhun ; Designing a wheelchair ramp : putting the Pythagorean theorem to use / Adam Renner -- 17. "That smell is from the sugar cane fire!" / Raquel Milani and Michela Tuchapesk da Silva -- 18. What's a good school? / Michelle Allman and Almanzia Opeyo -- 19. Radical equations: a review of the book by Bob Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr. / David Levine -- 20. Teaching percent change + social justice = opportunity for deep mathematical discussion / Flannery Denny -- 21. The square root of a fair share / Jana Dean -- 22. The geometry of inequality / Andrew Brantlinger ; South Central Los Angeles : ratios, density, and geometry in urban areas / Eric (Rico) Gutstein -- 23. Plotting inequality, building resistance / Adam Renner, Bridget Brew, and Crystal Proctor -- 24. Integrals and equity / Megan Staples ; HIV/AIDS status : using statistics to understand ratios / Sage Forbes-Gray ; Teaching suggestions: HIV status bus stop photo ; Justice for janitors : rich lessons in the power of math / Bob Peterson -- 25. Math, maps, and misrepresentation / Eric (Rico) Gutstein ; Teaching suggestions: Map of territory that Mexico lost to the United States ; Real-world projects: Seeing math all around us ; Teaching suggestions: Do you support invading Iraq? cartoon ; Deconstructing Barbie : math and popular culture / Swapna Mukhopadhyay -- 26. Multicultural math / Claudia Zaslavsky ; Tracking PA announcements : collecting data in the classroom / Robert M. Berkman -- Part 3: Infusing social justice math into other curricular areas. 27. Ten chairs of inequality / Polly Kellogg ; Fast foods, junk foods, and advertising : analyzing the barrage of advertising aimed at children / Bob Peterson -- 28. Transparency of water / Selene Gonzalez-Carillo and Martha Merson -- 29. Write the truth : presidents and slaves / Bob Peterson ; Teaching suggestions: "Eight companies earn more" one-dollar bill graphic ; Libraries, books, and bias : using math to raise issues of representation / Bob Peterson ; The mathematics of lotteries : going beyond probability / Laurie Rubel -- 30. Rethinking and connecting algebra to real-world issues / Sandra Kingan -- 31. A social justice data fair / Beth Alexander and Michelle Munk -- 32. The transnational capital auction / Bill Bigelow ; Sweatshop math : taking a closer look at where kids' "stuff" comes from / Bob Peterson ; Teaching suggestions: "Work faster!" cartoon -- Part 4: Resources for rethinking mathematics. Websites, math curriculum and pedagogy, books with theoretical/academic perspectives, curriculum guides/resources, children's books, sources for maps, and more.
Subject: Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects -- United States
Social justice -- Study and teaching -- United States
Social change -- United States

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Acknowledgments ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1(8)
PART ONE VIEWING MATH BROADLY
1 Teaching Math Across the Curriculum
9(10)
Bob Peterson
Teaching Suggestions: Disparities in Wealth Cartoon
13(1)
Activity Box: No-TV Week Math
14(2)
Driving While Black or Brown: A Math Project About Racial Profiling
16(3)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
2 Historical, Cultural, and Social Implications of Mathematics
19(2)
S. E. Anderson
3 "I Thought This U.S. Place Was Supposed to Be About Freedom"
21(5)
Maura Varley Gutierrez
4 Rethinking Mathematics and Its Intersection with Race: Interview
26(4)
Danny Martin
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
5 Reading the World with Math
30(12)
Marilyn Frankenstein
Teaching Suggestions: The War in Iraq, The Boondocks Cartoon
31(3)
Activity Box: Using Math to Take a Critical Look at How the Unemployment Rate Is Determined
34(6)
Marilyn Frankenstein
The War in Iraq: How Much Does It Cost?
40(2)
Bob Peterson
6 Race, Retrenchment, and the Reform of School Mathematics
42(12)
William F. Tate
Environmental Hazards: Is Environmental Racism Real?
52(2)
Larry Miller
7 Adventures of a Beginning Teacher with Social Justice Mathematics
54(7)
Liz Trexler
PART TWO INFUSING SOCIAL JUSTICE INTO MATH CLASSES
8 "Home Buying While Brown or Black"
61(6)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
Teaching Suggestions: Corporate Control of U.S. Media Line Graph
63(2)
Teaching Suggestions: "And How Do You Spend Your Wages?" Cartoon
65(2)
9 Living Algebra, Living Wage
67(11)
Jana Dean
Teaching Suggestions: The Dependent Variable
71(1)
Teaching Suggestions: The Y-Intercept
72(3)
"I Can't Survive on $8.25"---Using Math to Investigate Minimum Wage, CEO Pay, and More
75(3)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
10 Sweatshop Accounting
78(17)
Larry Steele
Activity Box: How Do You Live on 31 Cents an Hour?
82(2)
Teaching Suggestions: The Global Capitalist Economy Cartoon
84(3)
Globalization, Labor, and the Environment: A Linear Programming Unit
87(2)
Indigo Esmonde
Jessica Quindel
Poverty and World Wealth: Recognizing Inequality
89(4)
Susan Hersh
Bob Peterson
Unequal Distribution of U.S. Wealth: Recognizing Inequality, Part Two
93(2)
Michael Langyel
11 Chicanos Have Math in Their Blood
95(6)
Luis Ortiz-Franco
Activity Box: The Hidden Grain in Meat
99(2)
Stephanie Kempf
12 Whose Community Is This? Understanding the Mathematics of Neighborhood Displacement
101(9)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
13 Understanding Large Numbers
110(5)
Bob Peterson
Activity Box: How Many Willis Towers Tall Is $135 Billion?
114(1)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
14 When Equal Isn't Fair
115(7)
Julia M. Aguirre
Maria Del Rosario Zavala
15 Racism and Stop and Frisk
122(7)
Kathryn Himmelstein
16 "With Math, It's Like You Have More Defense"
129(9)
Erin E. Turner
Beatriz T. Font Strawhun
Designing a Wheelchair Ramp: Putting the Pythagorean Theorem to Use
136(2)
Adam Renner
17 "That Smell Is from the Sugar Cane Fire!"
138(3)
Raquel Milani
Michela Tuchapesk Da Silva
18 What's a Good School?
141(6)
Michelle Allman
Almanzia Opeyo
19 Radical Equations: A Review of the Book
147(7)
Bob Moses
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
David Levine
20 Teaching Percent Change + Social Justice = Opportunity for Deep Mathematical Discussion
154(7)
Flannery Denny
21 The Square Root of a Fair Share
161(8)
Jana Dean
22 The Geometry of Inequality
169(6)
Andrew Brantlincer
South Central Los Angeles: Ratios, Density, and Geometry in Urban Areas
173(2)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
23 Plotting Inequality, Building Resistance
175(6)
Adam Renner
Bridget Brew
Crystal Proctor
24 Integrals and Equity
181(8)
Megan Staples
HIV/AIDS Status: Using Statistics to Understand Ratios
185(1)
Sage Forbes-Gray
Teaching Suggestions: HIV Status Bus Stop Photo
186(1)
Justice for Janitors: Rich Lessons in the Power of Math
187(2)
Bob Peterson
25 Math, Maps, and Misrepresentation
189(13)
Eric (Rico) Gutstein
Teaching Suggestions: Map of Territory That Mexico Lost to the United States
191(4)
Real-World Projects: Seeing Math All Around Us
195(4)
Teaching Suggestions: Do You Support Invading Iraq? Cartoon
199(1)
Deconstructing Barbie: Math and Popular Culture
200(2)
Swapna Mukhopadhyay
26 Multicultural Math
202(11)
Claudia Zaslavsky
Tracking PA Announcements: Collecting Data in the Classroom
208(5)
Robert M. Berkman
PART THREE INFUSING SOCIAL JUSTICE MATH INTO OTHER CURRICULAR AREAS
27 Ten Chairs of Inequality
213(5)
Polly Kellogg
Fast Foods, Junk Foods, and Advertising: Analyzing the Barrage of Advertising Aimed at Children
216(2)
Bob Peterson
28 Transparency of Water
218(8)
Selene Gonzalez-Carillo
Martha Merson
29 Write the Truth: Presidents and Slaves
226(12)
Bob Peterson
Teaching Suggestions: "Eight Companies Earn More" One-Dollar Bill Graphic
228(7)
Libraries, Books, and Bias: Using Math to Raise Issues of Representation
235(1)
Bob Peterson
The Mathematics of Lotteries: Going Beyond Probability
236(2)
Laurie Rubel
30 Rethinking and Connecting Algebra to Real-World Issues
238(5)
Sandra Kingan
31 A Social Justice Data Fair
243(5)
Beth Alexander
Michelle Munk
32 Tne Transnational Capital Auction
248(13)
Bill Bigelow
Sweatshop Math: Taking a Closer Look at Where Kids' "Stuff' Comes From
256(2)
Bob Peterson
Teaching Suggestions: "Work Faster!" Cartoon
258(3)
PART FOUR RESOURCES FOR RETHINKING MATHEMATICS
Websites, Math Curriculum and Pedagogy, Books with Theoretical/Academic Perspectives, Curriculum Guides/Resources, Children's Books, Sources for Maps, and More
261(10)
About the Editors 271(1)
Contributors 271(4)
Index 275

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