It’s critical to understand how the impact of math runs throughout the processes that undergird our democracy. Counted Out shows us what this math is and how its power shapes our world. But who holds that power? Who doesn’t? And how can we all speak the language of math to fully participate in a world that belongs to everyone?
- Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up?
- Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?
The film is dedicated to Bob Moses, the civil rights leader and MacArthur genius who saw math access as the civil rights issue of our time, and whose work we follow in some of the last filmed interviews of his life.
Watch the trailer here: Counted Out Film Trailer.
This event is presented in partnership with the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey (AMTNJ) and the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal (MSUNER). It is held in the School of Communication and Media, Presentation Hall (click here for Google Map coordinates).
