A group of 500 teachers and scientists have objected to a politicised syllabus
Maths ought to be the least political of subjects. It doesn’t matter if you’re Left or Right, two plus two always equals four.
And yet in America, this most objective of subjects is turning into a battlefield. The controversy centres on the California Mathematics Framework (CMF) — a set of guidelines for the teaching of maths in the state’s public schools.
According to the New York Times, the framework would “de-emphasize calculus, reject the idea that some children are naturally gifted and build a connection to social justice.”
