Off the Grid

During the reading of the article about ‘Off the Grid’, I had 3 stops- the failures of the grid system, the alternatives to the grid, and how the indigenous thought generates the opportunity to open doors for new possibilities in mathematics.

The examples of the failures of the grid system mentioned that the limitations of the grid, and how hard for us to think beyond the grid even though we all aware of its limitation. The article mentions the reserve grids road system by giving some examples which highlight how people get confused when they are driving on the roads, where more than two different grids meet.

Reading about the alternatives to the grid, I realized how alternatives approach opens new learning doors for us to see the world in three dimensions (for example, the study of knots) instead to stick with only two dimensions (the grid). The article mentions “the geometry of curved string”. I learned how these alternatives are connected with ancient and modern traditions. I think that it is a really important alternative.

Lastly, I stopped at how the indigenous thought generates the opportunity to open doors for new possibilities to learn mathematics in school. I think that the new approach helps us to learn and to teach the indigenous mathematics curriculum, which helps us to see the world more openly. In other words, if we change our perspectives to see the world, we can see the reality of the situation from its root. This attitude opens the doors for new learning opportunities.