Originally Posted by
ithaka
Extract from refresh curriculum draft:
Page one of the PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS:
Purpose statement for mathematics and statistics Ānō me he whare pūngāwerewere.
Behold, it is like the web of a spider.
This whakataukī celebrates intricacy, complexity, interconnectedness, and strength. The learning area of mathematics and statistics weaves together the effort and creativity of many cultures that over time have used mathematical and statistical ideas to understand their world. Mathematics and statistics enables ākonga to appreciate and draw on the power of abstraction and symbolic representation to investigate, interpret, and explain patterns and relationships in quantity, space, time, data, and uncertainty.
Like mathematics and statistics, mātauranga Māori is a body of knowledge with a history and a future. When we afford mana ōrite to mātauranga mathematics and statistics and mātauranga Māori while retaining their distinctiveness, ākonga can draw from both in ways that are beneficial to both spheres of knowledge. The learning area has been designed to support the vision of Mātaitipu and reflects the four kinds of value each learning area contributes: personal value, participatory value, pathways value, and planetary value. Collectively, these express the richness and value of mathematics and statistics learning for ākonga. Ākonga discover inherent personal enjoyment and satisfaction in persistence, solving problems, identifying patterns, and seeing the beauty in mathematics and statistics. They come to appreciate the everyday use of mathematical and statistical tools in, for example, personal finance, music and dance, estimation, and measurement. They recognise how their culture is included and valued in the learning area. Ākonga participate as they take part in discussions with their peers about their mathematical and statistical thinking and the thinking of others. They discuss and take action on important social matters such as the ethical gathering, interpretation, and communication of data, and challenging misinformation and disinformation. They also engage with diverse cultural perspectives, including te ao Māori and Pacific world- views, on being numerate in Aotearoa New Zealand.