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How social justice math can help students transform people, politics and communities

A list of alternatives to suspension.

Creating a safe environment for gay and lesbian students sometimes means starting from scratch.

This spring, my principal asked who would be interested in teaching a two-week summer session for our own students. I found myself saying, “I’ll do it.” I had previously sworn off summer school as something I would never teach no matter how much I needed the money. But then “summer school” was something I’d only seen in the movies: large groups of unmotivated kids who had even less desire in the summer than they had during the school year. I imagined sweltering classrooms, hours of endless instruction and failure for all—myself included.

In a world where some people still attempt to break women—athletes or not—into piecemeal parts, we must view ourselves and all our students as unique, whole individuals.

This teacher was worried about explaining her crutches to her class, but the third-graders taught her a lesson in acceptance.

Welcoming a temporary student holds lessons in empathy and respect for the whole class.