alleryWhat does ethnomathematics first ask about mathematics education?
AHow to ban calculators
BHow to shorten exams
CHow culture shapes teaching
DHow to hire teachers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. How culture shapes teaching
1. Ethnomathematics in education first asks how cultural values affect teaching, learning and curriculum.
2. It then asks how maths education affects the politics and society of a culture.
3. The other options are not part of this framing.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, section Mathematics education_
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