Educator’s view: The biggest equity issue in math is low expectations. From Origami to Super Mario and the Lebombo Bone, 3 ways to fix that

Low expectations and a focus on deficits in math – from both students and schools – are the biggest obstacle to equity in the subject, Twana Young, vice president of curriculum and instruction at the Mind Research Institute, asserts in this commentary. Turning origami fun into a fractions lesson and embracing the ”sometimes you take a wrong turn” aspect of gamified lessons are two ways Young suggests for better engaging math students.