[Xmca-l] decolonising science/maths

[Mary van der Riet]

South African education is in a really difficult place it the moment. Its difficult to know where the tensions and disruptions will end, and how, if at all one can play a constructive role.
One of the debates is about the need to 'decolonise' education, including science/maths. This call by students has been met with derision and disrespect.
One of the few bits of sense about this decolonising has drawn on some cultural-historical philosophy
see

http://theconversation.com/yes-mathematics-can-be-decolonised-heres-how-to-begin-65963?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%205808&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%205808+CID_4eb3c8c0d6199c16245de6a1ef60f7cb&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=Yes%20mathematics%20can%20be%20decolonised%20Heres%20how%20to%20begin