Blog Response 10

The most interesting part of the article for me was the fact that Marshall Island’s navigators' knowledge and techniques were highly prized and well kept secrets. The fact that the knowledge was a well kept secret within relatives of the chief is interesting because I think that the people value their knowledge much higher than other things, that knowledge gives them power. One thing that concerns me is the event that a navigator becomes unable to navigate the boat due to illness or death. In that case, I am curious if there are other people on the boat who are able to interpret the maps and steer the boat in the right direction.


I think that embodied mathematics in this article is apparent in the fact that navigators use their experiences on open water to construct an accurate map of the surrounding atolls. They were able to identify patterns in the waves and swells to locate positions of land relative to each other. Embodied mathematics is significant in history because math is used as an instrument to solve real world problems.


There are many examples of embodied mathematics in secondary mathematics. One such example is incorporating diagrams to solve problems. A diagram is often one of the easiest ways to explain concepts as well as learning concepts. Another way could be to ask students to gather data for an experiment, so that they may form new connections in thinking and learn how certain laws and theories came to be.

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  1. Amanda FritzlanDecember 19, 2022 at 3:02 PM

    Knowledge is power! And status. But I agree with you, not getting lost or capsized seems most important. I am curious how students gather or express data as embodied in a secondary math class.

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