In an era when familiar categories of identity are breaking down, an argument is made for using post-structuralist vocabulary to talk about ethical practical action in mathematics education. Using aspects of Foucault's post-structuralism, an explanation is offered of how mathematical identifications are tied to the social organization of power. An…

This article explores how a school in "Aotearoa" [New Zealand] infuses the identity of Indigenous students into the school-based curriculum through the promotion of their language and culture in mathematics lessons. For equity to be achieved regarding students' mathematics learning, parents' and the community's aspirations for students'…

Interviews with 107 children, ages 4-7, about uncounted quantities, counted quantities, and numerical equations showed that the ability to predict changes to counted quantities increased with age. Only 7-year olds were able to use covariance and compensation in the purely numerical context of derived equations. (Author/MKR)