Open Math Social Justice Scenario #1 by Aris Winger https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5 It's October. You are teaching a statistics class and looking at a data set involving disparities in health outcomes for women shortly after giving birth. It becomes clear that women of color, and in particular Black women are on tougher side of the analysis. Your students start to bring this up. One student says “We need to support Black women” Another student says “Why are we focusing on one group? It looks like there is a problem for everyone.” Another student says “That’s typical coming from a white guy” What do you do? en-us 2025-07-23 15:53:30 UTC 2025-07-23 18:39:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Remind everyone of classroom norms on respect and civility first. mlevan1 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170352 2025-07-23 18:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170352 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170356 revisit class norms

]]> 2025-07-23 18:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170356 Community agreement https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170367 2025-07-23 18:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170367 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170649 Discuss Universal Design -- that if we support the people who most need the support, everyone benefits


]]> 2025-07-23 18:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170649 Encourage student that thought of Black women and encourage the class to always look deeper in the data. mlevan1 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170685 2025-07-23 18:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170685 I'd struggle not to just agree with that last student. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170741 2025-07-23 18:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170741 respect https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170744 2025-07-23 18:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170744 multiple perspectives https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170767 2025-07-23 18:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170767 Ideally, norms should be explicitly stated & agreed upon at the start of the course https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170838 2025-07-23 18:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170838 Could the professor rephrase the question? https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170867 Is it ok to ask the class "What about the statistics is prompting us to focus on one group?"

]]> 2025-07-23 18:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170867 someone's opinion was immediately invalidated without any discourse. mlevan1 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170928 2025-07-23 18:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170928 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170940 Critiquing ideas and not people

]]> 2025-07-23 18:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527170940 Revisit the definition of Justice. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527171018 2025-07-23 18:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527171018 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/zlysd0judxuh1di5/wish/3527172003 What if the second student is on the autism spectrum and doesn't understand the norms.


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