Summary of a culturally responsive pedagogy
Maths is a universal subject as indicated by Bishop (1988), and his six fundamental activities (listed in my last blog). However each...
The importance of culture in mathematics
“Decontextualised knowledge is literally meaningless.” (Bishop, 1988 p. 187) I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. If I were told a...
Ethnomathematics & Indigenous learners
Aboriginal perspectives are not found in Aboriginal content, but Aboriginal processes…(8-ways pedagogy, 2016) When I read this quote it...
Developing a sense ethnomathematics in the classroom.
In my last blog I questioned if to teach with ethnomathematics was all about making personal connections with maths…….and that a...
Grasping the Concept: Ethnomathematics and what it means for teachers
D'Ambrosio (2010) writes that ethnomathematics is the relationship between culture and mathematics. He also reminds us that culture...
What is Ethnomathmatics??
After realising I needed to develop my understanding from a simple google search on ethnomathmatics, I found the following paper by...