Post AUkNJFx3Y4t6FORDSy by elkmovie@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AUj0Tcatj723GR5Soi by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:27:46Z
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San Francisco's decision to delay Algebra for all students until the 9th grade in the name of "equity," is a really bad one. Black parents didn't ask for this, and this strategy won't achieve the equity that they're looking for.Hard to accept: A lot of "anti-woke" people believe that being woke is all just a lot of bad decisions like this. This belief is due to framing by the far-right: any bad policy is "woke." I help them understand that Black families don't want this and didn't ask for it.
(DIR) Post #AUj0TdC7Uio37sVBpo by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:29:21Z
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Black 12 year old public school kids in San Francisco aren't given the opportunity to learn Algebra...But Black 12 year old public school kids in Nigeria not only get to learn Algebra, but also how to do binary arithmetic. 🤷🏿♂️Here's a full lesson of how Nigeria introduces algebra to 12 year olds:https://youtu.be/qHfRxaTtoSEHere's how Nigeria introduces a 12 year old to Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XTkqbQXw1rMAnd you'll notice that both lessons are taught by Black men teachers.
(DIR) Post #AUj14iiBwbUCx6BlVQ by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:34:45Z
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Black 12 year old kids in San Francisco *have* Chromebooks.But Black 12 year old kids in Nigeria learn the prerequisites to *write the code* for Chromebooks.Later, if/when Nigerian kids outperform Black US kids in math, we will blame the Black US kids, or their parents, or "wokeness," or "no dads in the household," or "they just don't value education" or "they lack immigrant work ethics," etc.Our ability to victim blame Black kids in the US for poor academic performance knows no bounds.
(DIR) Post #AUj14jDk3IiuWwwxgO by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:35:13Z
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People ask me why my volunteer work is so centered on the US, and not on Nigeria. This is the mandatory Math curriculum for Nigerian 7th graders (age 12):https://classhall.com/lesson/mathematics-scheme-of-work-for-jss1-first-term/The path to tech is already shorter from Lagos, than from Larkin street.🤷🏿♂️
(DIR) Post #AUj1n0mO88T5jJGtHs by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:45:40Z
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And the part that we don't talk about: consider two lower income Asian families in SF. One is 4th generation Chinese. The other is 1st generation Vietnamese. Both families believe:* Black lives matter* Schools shouldn't be named after slave owners* Alt-Right wants to stop immigration and their rhetoric drives Asian hate* Affirmative Action is good and necessary* Legacy admission isn't good♥️👍🏿But the families have to vote and choose between 2 school boards:1) No algebra?!2) Alt-Right!
(DIR) Post #AUj3d2q3oqHB83MeZc by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-16T23:57:57Z
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This creates a scenario where it is very easy for bad actors on the far-right to drive an educational wedge between two communities that generally support each other. 69% of Asian voters support affirmative action. 75% of Asians support Black Lives Matter.♥️👍🏿But it's tough for an Asian parent to hear that if they vote for this board, the Algebra education in their kid's school will suddenly become significantly worse than in China, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria.
(DIR) Post #AUjE4GUaA8S0ppw7G4 by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2023-04-17T01:33:58Z
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A woman in a position of power, that in my opinion, doesn't listen enough to Black parents or Black educators, and is not in the Black community, has strong opinions, and influence over how curriculum decisions in California get made.When a Black educator correctly points out that no Black people were involved in this very lucrative but terrible decision supposedly to help Black people, he was threatened with police action.🤡https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stanford-professor-Karen-speaks-out-17064784.phpThere is nothing "woke" about her actions.
(DIR) Post #AUkNJFx3Y4t6FORDSy by elkmovie@mastodon.social
2023-04-16T23:54:55Z
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@mekkaokereke Reminds me of one of my all time favorite Terry Pratchett quotes:'Algebra?' said Madam Frout… 'But that's far too difficult for seven-year-olds!''Yes, but I didn't tell them that and so far they haven't found out,' said Susan.
(DIR) Post #AUl3ximPyrl5JbRKK0 by gretared@vis.social
2023-04-17T23:21:35Z
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@mekkaokereke oakland is doing it too. I think the idea is algebraic thinking starts in elementary, but the actual class is delayed. I am curious how they then meet A-G requirements in 4 years. Which is why I had my kid do it online in 8th grade. 🤷♀️