Prof. Dr. Christine Knipping (University of Bremen), Prof. Dr. Yusuke Shinno (Hiroshima University, Japan), guest speaker: Prof. Dr. David Reid (Agder University, Norway). The event will be held in German and English.

Abstract:

In public discourse and social media, discourse tends to be more emotional, charged and rhetorically manipulative than factual and rational. Mathematics and mathematics education stand in a different tradition that emphasizes logic and proof, i.e. unbroken chains of reasoning and deductive reasoning. The rational argument is decisive, not emotions or social affiliations. Rhetoric and manipulation also tend not to feature in mathematical discourse. Critical thinking is required and possible for everyone. What significance do these values still have in mathematics lessons today? Should these values be important? Possibly in other subjects too? How do teachers, pupils and parents see this as stakeholders at school? How do those responsible for education at the State Institute for Schools, the State Center for Political Education and the university?

The event “Evidence - why evidence?” on March 13 at the Haus der Wissenschaft is an invitation to the general public to enter into a discussion about this. Colleagues from Japan and Norway will also be actively contributing, so the event will be held in German and English.

Contact person:

Marie-Theres Brehm
Research Associate

University of Bremen
AG Didactics of Mathematics
Faculty 03 I Mathematics and Computer Science
MZH, Room 5160
Bibliothekstraße 5
28359 Bremen
Tel. 0421 218-63728
mbrehm@uni-bremen.de