What do you think your students might draw if you asked them to draw a mathematician? What if you asked them why someone would hire a mathematician?
This study asked exactly that to 470 year 8's across 5 countries. The results are depressing. But also hilarious.
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Here are some of their drawings:
"an old stain, he's too lazy to wash his shirt" "fat from doing nothing but maths".
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This student drew a mathematician that is apparently a devil teacher...
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This is umm... concerning
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"You should all know this"
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