Intize - Political Correctness at a Time of Change

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"It's about changing perspective. Math isn't about right and wrong. In school the focus tends to be on results, but it's not like that. Math is not a spectator sport. To become good at math isn't an end in itself, it's more about improving one's capacity for logic and creating better conditions. We offer the students personal support; we help make the students visible. If they don't show up, then we'll call to see how they're doing. It means more than you'd think," [Farid Nolen] says.

"I don't want to blame anybody. I think the problem is that we aren't united in our effort. There are many problems in society that aren't the schools' [problems] to solve. We need to see the overall picture and we have to have a long-term perspective from schools, as well as from politicians and, especially, from businesses. And there definitely is a will - it's difficult not to try to help when there are problems of this magnitude."

"This is real integration," she says. "I don't have the same prejudices against Swedes as I used to. I used to think all students at [Chalmers] were nerds who just sat with their books all day long. But that's not so, they're cool. This has made life so much easier, let me tell you," she says with a smile.

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Intize - Political Correctness at a Time of Change

Imagine a project that will make people change their perception of their own future, that is nondiscriminatory and can lead to better grades in school. Farid Nolen imagined that as he wondered about the lack of diversity at Chalmers School of Technology, why some ethnic and social groups are underrepresented. That's what gave him an idea which became Intize, an initiative...

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