Resumen de “Better at math than me”: Questions about equity, from the kitchen table to the classroom
Wamsted asserts that he will look into his own practice to see what can be tweaked for the better of the girls that he teaches. He will try to quit privileging speed over introspection, not just in the way he views exceptional students but also in the way he assesses and runs conversations. He will tell everyone ahead of time, over and over, that this or that test is not reflective of some inner characteristic of their mathematical ability, that it is only a measure of the work they have done and how they have taken to it, that if they don't do well the first lime, they still have it in themselves to succeed. He will also tell them that math is tough and takes hard work, and that failures and missteps are to be expected--that what matters is where they end up after the struggle. He will try to change the quality of the water in his classroom.
