From this article, I saw three main ways in which Inuit math challenges Eurocentric ideas. This includes math and language, teaching methods, and math-related to culture. Inuit children are taught math in their own language until grade three. This encourages students to use their cultural language and be fluent in it. I would rather see the students continue to learn math in their own language their entire careers as students as it continues to keep the language and the culture of Inuit people alive and carried on through generations. As for teaching methods, Inuit people use math in their everyday lives. As an example, they would use math in hunting and telling time.As for culture related to math, the students and parents do not feel they need to teach their children Eurocentric math as it is not useful in their daily lives. 

 

When I think of a single story from my time in high school, I think of the students from the Philippines that moved to Canada with their families. Often these students came without knowing much English, so often, the teachers pushed for the students to only speak in English in class. Telling students not to speak their language in class is insulting. If a student is struggling with a language, they can turn to another student who knows their language to help them understand a concept better. It also brings some familiarity to the student who has just had a major change made in their lives. We need to be more sensitive to these students and encourge to work on their English as well as asking for help because no learning is accomplished by the student when they are not able to communicate with the teacher.