Kate Belin teaches math at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, a progressive public school in the Bronx, where she implements the Algebra Project, an initiative that connects math to students’ lived experiences. We talk about the synergy between the Algebra Project and Fannie Lou, both of which have their roots in the history of the civil rights movement.
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Overview
00:00-00:53 Introductions
00:54-04:59 Description of Algebra Project
05:00-10:31 Why Kate Belin became a math teacher and became involved with the Algebra Project
10:32-16:01 Background: Fannie Lou Hamer, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 Democratic Convention
16:02-20:09 Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom H.S. vision
20:10-22:45 Implementing the Algebra Project at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom H.S.
22:46-30:55 Ethics and math
30:56-35:22 Math, ethics, and civic education
35:23-end Outro
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