Short Movie Discussion: Alternative Math

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In this event, we discuss the thought-provoking short film, "Alternative Math."

You can watch the short movie on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw&t=5s&pp=ygUab21lbGV0byBzaG9ydCBtb3ZpZSBzY2hvb2w%3D

>> PLOT: when a first-grade teacher, Mrs. Wells, insists that the only correct answer to "two plus two" is four, she sets off an absurd, yet disturbingly familiar, chain of events. The student's parents reject her correction, escalating the situation into a lawsuit and a media frenzy. The school administration, fearful of public backlash, pressures Mrs. Wells to abandon objective truth for the sake of "open-mindedness" and "sensitivity."

Our goal is not to find a single correct answer—unlike Mrs. Wells' math problem—but to engage in a respectful and stimulating debate about these challenges.

Watch the movie before the event!

> Questions we'll discuss: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vJ-6Is2Y45TEIh7JcGjt2R5aQFmAXCW7FjuCCOhMF7s/edit?usp=sharing
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