Ethno-mathematics

Ethno- mathematics is the study of mathematics which takes into consideration the culture in which mathematics arises. The studied was designed to investigate whether making math content more culturally relevant and reflective of different styles of learning would improve First Nations and aboriginal student success in mathematics

                Mathematics is being nudged into a specifically political direction by educators who call themselves “critical theorists.” They advocate using mathematics as a tool to advance social justice. Social justice math relies on political and cultural relevance to guide math instruction. One of its precepts is “ethno-mathematics,” that is, the belief that different cultures have evolved different ways of using mathematics, and that students will learn best if taught in the ways that relate to their ancestral culture (Diane Ravitch:2005).

                In Indonesia, actually there are a lot of cultures that can make ethno-mathematics appear and develop in the daily life. From that daily life, mathematics can became great method to solve any problems. If all cultures in our country can be mixed to be one knowledge it will very useful to our development of our country. We hope the pupil in this country release it so that our expectation can be true.

                As a big country, I also don’t realize that there are a lot of media can be studied. It because I only focus on same knowledge that we have studied in the class. Only a few people that can exploit our culture property. They are the people than can change our country to be better country or to be the beast country in the world because this country has everything.