It's kind of funny how both sides of the political aisle have extremists who find ways to argue that being dummer is better. They mirror each other in so many ways and sometimes the two extremes kind of wrap back around to the other side and have the same goals.
No, the two sides of this debate aren't mirroring their arguments.
One side (Equitable Math) is engaged in a discussion of white supremacy in Californian math pedagogy. The other side (Moses Charikar, Scott Aaronson, et al) is arguing against a weakening of math standards.
I don't think he's talking about this debate, just that the Equitable Math extremists have some common ground with e.g. southern conservatives in how they view educational achievements.
