Episode 114: California's Math Wars Heat Up, And A Bit More On Medievalist Twitter's Never-Ending Drama

Katie feels misled about an online fundraising effort, Jesse follows up on the medievalist Twitter drama, Katie talks about how the West is imposing its understanding of LGTBQ identity on indigeneous cultures, and Jesse explains the latest blow-by-blow in California’s so-called Math Wars. To discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here.

Show notes/Links:

WaPo on ISAS/MRO: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/09/19/its-all-white-people-allegations-white-supremacy-are-tearing-apart-prestigious-medieval-studies-group/

Stop LGBTQ colonizing!: https://www.newsweek.com/stop-imposing-western-lgbtq-identities-non-western-cultures-its-gender-colonialism-opinion-1705785

Ruderman White Paper: https://rudermanfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MediaStudy-PoliceDisability_final-final.pdf

Response: https://docs.google.com/document/d/117eoVeJVP594L6-1bgL8zpZrzgojfsveJwcWuHpkNcs

Jesse’s copy if anything happens to it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xn3wLng7ssddxSbN0HGzexx9Mem0duxecK0_pONhKeM/

California’s math wars: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-math-wars-get-ugly-Accusations-of-17060072.php

Katie on the tracking controversy: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/12/04/42169178/the-battle-over-seattle-public-schools-gifted-progams-heats-up

YouCubed: https://www.youcubed.org/

“In fact, Moser’s study shows us that we don’t even have to be aware we have made a mistake for brain sparks to occur”: https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/mistakes-grow-brain/

Except no: https://problemproblems.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/youcubed-is-sloppy-about-research/

Local coverage: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stanford-professor-Karen-speaks-out-17064784.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight

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