I think mathematics can be connected with social and environmental justice. Numbers are part of every day life and no matter what context we consider, math always finds a way of becoming present. However, I feel this can easily become a game designed to find as many different things to calculate as possible. Essentially any problem can be made into a math problem if you try hard enough. This somewhat reminded me of a picture book I read as a child, Math Curse. The book follows a student who is cursed by having everything in their life turn into a math problem, whether its counting slices of bread for breakfast or catching the school bus on time. I think math exists in politics, environmental justice and social justice because of this fact, numbers are everywhere. However, just because we can calculate our way through social justice, doesn't mean we will fight injustices using math. I think it is definitely a good way of building awareness and connecting mathematics to something stu...
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