“Reconsider” is a nice way of saying, “Okay, we’ve heard your arguments. Now here’s our middle finger!”.
“that mathematics, over the years, has developed in a way that has excluded many students,”
Yeah. It has excluded the students who, for whatever reason, can’t get the right answer. Or those who never even bother to attempt the problem.
“Reconsider” is a nice way of saying: Uh, oh. They lifted the rock and the light-of-day is shining in on us. Let’s try this again when no one is looking.
That is such a nonsensical statement on so many levels. And, of course, it does not apply to sports.