Originally Posted by Keerby
How about, generally the math word problem questions that have given names that most children otherwise never encounter, so that mental effort that is meant to be attached to the word problem is redirected to the interesting new name. Not the worst problem, but pervasive.
I doubt this is really a problem for anyone. If it is, that child either will quickly adapt or will need serious remedial math help anyway.

It's good for people to be exposed to names they would supposedly "never encounter" so that when such names are actually encountered, as they will be at some point, they won't seem odd. For a melting pot, culture here in the U.S. can seem awfully insular at times. There's a difference between disliking the inclusion of other cultures and it being a math instructional issue.

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