Is Flagway [a YPP game that teaches math] fun?
HA: Oh, absolutely. I was so into the game yesterday. We had a practice game day outside in the field by MIT. And just the competitiveness of the students, just having fun, them not even realizing that they’re doing algebra work—they were just into the numbers and thinking about the numbers in many different ways. And having them enjoy each others company… They’re learning from each other and getting comfortable with each other so that they can use one another as allies. If one bridge breaks down there’s another one to help them come back up. I think that’s why we continue to do the math literacy as social justice work. It’s not for ourselves; it’s for the generations that will come after us to help. But the game is so much fun. You get really into it. For more information about The Young People’s Project, please visit typp.org. If you are interested becoming a Math Literacy Worker or helping out in some other way, email gba[at]typp.org. Aaron Devine is a freelance writer based in Camb
