Mathematics is fundamental for many professions, especially science, technology, and engineering. Yet, mathematics is often perceived as difficult and many students leave disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a result, closing doors to scientific, engineering, and technological careers. In this editorial, we argue that how mathematics is traditionally viewed as “given” or “fixed” for students’ expected acquisition alienates many students and needs to be problematized. We propose an alternative approach to changes in mathematics education and show how the alternative also applies to STEM education.

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在STEM教育中将“给定”的教学数学问题化

数学是许多专业（尤其是科学，技术和工程）的基础。然而，数学通常被认为是困难的，结果许多学生因此离开了科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科，从而关闭了科学，工程和技术职业的大门。在这篇社论中，我们认为，传统上如何将数学视为对学生预期学习的“给予”或“固定”，使许多学生疏远了，因此需要进行问题处理。我们提出了一种改变数学教育的替代方法，并说明了替代方法如何也适用于STEM教育。