3/17/2020 0 Comments MATHFor the majority of my education, I was taught mathematics through the Math Makes Sense textbook. And honestly, math most certainly did NOT make sense to me. My Mom and I giggle about it now, but looking back at my elementary and high school math learnings, I struggled. I would always have friends that grasped onto the concepts a lot quicker than I did, so I would always be leaning on them for help. They helped me get the correct answers but often times I would still be left confused. I was definitely that child that came home and did math homework with their Dad at the kitchen table, and cried their way through it.
Going forward with my education, I knew I needed to take Math 101 here at the University, and quite honestly, I was worried. I knew it was going to be hard for me due to my past experiences with the subject. I remember telling my parents I needed the class, and my Mom and Dad were positive and told me to try my best but they also added that I may need to look for a “tutor”. I was pleasantly surprised with my experience in Math 101, my very first quiz I received 10/10 (woohoo!!). The class still challenged me and I had to work at it, but because of the way my professor tackled the concepts and broke it down for the class, I found myself easily catching on and I actually found it interesting (I can’t believe I am admitting this because I’ve disliked math for so long). In Poirer’s article, it states that the main difference within Inuit mathematics is the linguistic aspect. The languages in Inuit math uses different languages. Indigenous languages are often verb based, where Eurocentric is not. This meaning, when explaining math related terms, Indigenous people would just describe what they see. Another difference being, the Inuit numeration system is influenced by the language along with the environment and culture. But Eurocentric math does not incorporate these aspects into the works. Along with the idea that Inuit math does not involve a large focus to solve equations and draw graphs, whereas Eurocentric math does. In many Eurocentric math situations, you will often find the teacher teaching in front of the class in a lecture type base, but in traditional Inuit math, the teaching is based on observing an Elder or having clues called enigmas to work on problem solving skills. Lastly, mathematics is not seen as an universal language and different cultures have developed tools to solve the equations depending on their environment.
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