Is Mathematics Education Taking a Step Backward?

Authors

Frances Kuwahara Lang, California State University, Los Angeles

Abstract

This article addresses the current political, socioeconomic, and educational state of mathematics education in California. The “back-to-basics” movement in mathematics mirrors the “back-to-phonics” movement in language arts. At a time when ethnic minorities have become the majority, the dominant culture has chosen to revert back to practices that are inequitable and empower the elite. Critical educators must carry on the dialogue necessary to empower the disenfranchised mathematically and undermine the social injustice and economic inequality that will result if this movement is embraced.

DOI

10.5642/hmnj.199901.20.10

Recommended Citation

Lang, Frances Kuwahara (1999) "Is Mathematics Education Taking a Step Backward?," Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal: Iss. 20, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmnj/vol1/iss20/10