This is largely an American phenomenon, but it is coming to the Australian education system soon, no doubt, as all of the elements are here. Regarding maths teaching, and learning, it seems that vast inroads are being made by cultural Marxism and cultural relativism to maths teaching. Thus, different races and ethnicities have their own type of vibe regarding maths, and it is “racist’ to force coloured students to conform to the requirements of the syllabus of classical mathematics which is largely a creation of white European males. Naturally, anything created by dead white males is going to set off the Left, and this field is thus the latest, and perhaps final thing to fall under the black magic of the sociology of knowledge.
Thus, rather than encourage say, Black students, who may have some difficulties with maths, to study hard and give them help, their present limitations are taken as defining their identity. That in itself seems highly racist to me, much like the idea that white guys can’t jump. Brett Stevens has an interesting essay on this theme as well: