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/

Retweet Rachel:

Jelani Nelson @minilek

A @Stanford professor just threatened me with police. After BBQ Becky, Permit Patty, Golfcart Gail, and all the memes, we now have Retweet Rachel. Public advisory: don't call the cops on black people for no reason. Black people disagreeing with you on Twitter is not a crime.

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

Boaler apology:

Jo Boaler @joboaler

@minilek @Stanford Dear Prof Nelson ...@minilek

Contract details:

CheesemonkeySF @cheesemonkeysf

@ed_edwardson @OxnardTweeter CORRECTION: At the 08/04/21 meeting, the Oxnard School District board was forced to approve an addendum to @joboaler's contract. She went back & required that they correct the error in the original contract -- she collected $40,000 ($5,000/hour) -- not $20,000 ($2,500/hour).

More evidence of shoddy research: https://notepad.michaelpershan.com/youcubed-is-more-than-just-sloppy-about-research/

And more: https://notepad.michaelpershan.com/more-youcubed-research-that-is-difficult-to-explain/

Image: 05 April 2022, Bavaria, Nuremberg: A group of figures from the Bolzano high altar retable by Hans von Judenburg (Coronation of the Virgin Mary - c. 1422/25) is on display at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in the exhibition "The Middle Ages. The Art of the 15th Century. Preview." Filigree structures, fine facial features, bright colors - the Middle Ages produced many brilliant works of art. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum sheds light on the background. The exhibition runs from April 7 to October 1, 2023. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa (Photo by Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images)