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L. M. Lesser

University of Texas at El Paso
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El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Science, Logic, and Mathematics
Areas of Interest
Science, Logic, and Mathematics
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    Preparing Undergraduates to Philosophize with Children about Mathematics
    Journal of Humanistic Mathematics 16 (2): 245-274. 2026.
    This paper shares my reflections and insights from preparing and facilitating a session in a weeklong inaugural study away program for undergraduate students (especially philoophy majors). My session was a vehicle for helping these students experience or visualize how the program’s Philosophy for Children (P4C) approach could be applied to exploring and discussing mathematics with children.
    Teaching Philosophy
  • Critical Values and Transforming Data: Teaching Statistics with Social Justice
    Journal of Statistics Education 15 (1). 2007.
    Despite the dearth of literature specifically on teaching statistics using social justice, there is precedent in the more general realm of teaching using social justice, or even in teaching mathematics using social justice. This article offers an overview of content examples, resources, and references that can be used in the specific area of statistics education. Philosophical and pedagogical references are given, definitional issues are discussed, potential implementation challenges are address…Read more
    Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous
  • The Necessity of Equity in Teaching Statistics
    Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal 25. 2010.
    Ethics