On the other hand, if it is acknowledged that mathematics is a fallible social construct, then it is a process ofinquiry and coming to know, a continually expanding field of human creation and invention, not a finished product. Such a dynamic view of mathematics has powerful educational consequences. The aims of teaching mathe- matics need to include the emupowerment of learners to create their own mathematical knowledge; mathematics can be reshaped, at least in school, to give all groups more access to its concepts, and to the wealth and power its knowledge brings; the social contexts of the uses and practices of mathematics can no longer be legitimately pushed aside, the implicit values of mathematics need to be squarely faced. When mathematics is seen in this way it needs to be studied in living contexts which are meaningful and relevant to the learners, including their languages, cultures and everyday lives, as well as their school based experiences. Tlis view of mathematics provides a rationale, as well as a foundation for multicultural and girl-friendly approaches to mathematics. Overall, mathematics becomes responsible for its uses and consequences, in education and society. Those of us in education have a special reason for wanting this more human view of mathematics. Anything else alienates and disempowers learners
On the other hand, if it is acknowledged that mathematics is a fallible social construct, then it is a process ofinquiry and coming to know, a continually expanding field of human creation and invention, not a finished product. Such a dynamic view of mathematics has powerful educational consequences. The aims of teaching mathe- matics need to include the emupowerment of learners to create their own mathematical knowledge; mathematics can be reshaped, at least in school, to give all groups more access to its concepts, and to the wealth and power its knowledge brings; the social contexts of the uses and practices of mathematics can no longer be legitimately pushed aside, the implicit values of mathematics need to be squarely faced. When mathematics is seen in this way it needs to be studied in living contexts which are meaningful and relevant to the learners, including their languages, cultures and everyday lives, as well as their school based experiences. Tlis view of mathematics provides a rationale, as well as a foundation for multicultural and girl-friendly approaches to mathematics. Overall, mathematics becomes responsible for its uses and consequences, in education and society. Those of us in education have a special reason for wanting this more human view of mathematics. Anything else alienates and disempowers learners
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