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Book Synopsis50 brilliant lessons for grades 6-9 that link mathematics and social justice. In his follow-up to the groundbreaking Maththatmatters, David Stocker gives us Maththatmatters2 a collection of 50 brilliant lessons for grades 6-9 that link mathematics and social justice. For educators keen to provide rich leaning opportunities and differentiated content that engages students with their lived realities, these lessons are sure to spark meaningful discussions…and action.
Trade Review“Maththatmatters brings together math and social justice, in a way that makes them both more compelling, and the world a little more understandable.” – Linda McQuaig, author // “Actually, I have never understood math better. Not only do I understand the generalskill, I can also begin to understand the world better. And if I understand the world better I can change things. And knowing that is one of the best things in the entire world. There is no way to describe that feeling.” – Xochil, student // “We are at a point in history where we need young people to be fully engaged in their worlds, and mathematics for social justice plays no small part in that engagement.” – Joel Westheimer, University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa
Table of Contents1 Canada: Peacekeeper or Profiteer? 2 Tar-Nished 3 Pointed Questions 4 Little Do We Know 5 Fear 6 All That Glitters 7 Exhaust-ed 8 Spilled 9 Thin 10 Graphic 11 Beyond Left & Right 12 Well Spoke-n 13 Jux-tice 14 Bridge Over Troubled Waters 15 Exit Strategy 16 Cross Roads 17 Take a Peak 18 Shark Infested Waters 19 Mapping Access 20 Unity 21 The (Bottom) Line 22 Fare Prices 23 Bitter 24 Washed Up 25 Under Threat 26 Collapse 27 Where Can They Bee? 28 Buffet 29 Earthship 30 Bay of the Beaver 31 Tough Call 32 WTF? (What The Frack?) 33 David And Goliath 34 Trans[form] 35 Missing 36 Up Front 37 Mouseprint 38 Tipping Point 39 Get Out The Lead 40 The Cat in the Coalmine 41 Pillaging the Public Purse (P3s) 42 Damned 43 Pad-dling Upstream 44 Vice Grip 45 The Drone of War 46 Layers 47 The Threat of a Good Example 48 Sweet and Dangerous 49 Unplug 50 Paying for It
