Does Ethnicity impact Math skills?
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There are stereotypes and bias about Math skills, and like most stereotypes and bias, those are hold them are often misinformed.   The co-hosts of After Math are of East and South Asian backgrounds. Both can speak first hand to the stereotypes when it comes to math skills.  In this episode of After Math, Co-Hosts Ifaz and Sarah discuss the many misconceptions when it comes to Math skills, who has them, and the REAL reason that is.    Links to the above article: Maclean’s, The enrolment controversy. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/too-asian/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131225221301/http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/11/10/too-asian/ CONNECT WITH Sarah and Ifaz Website: after-math.ca Email: [email protected] Social Media: Twitter - @after_math_cast Instagram - @after_math_cast Facebook @aftermathcast 
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