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Re:Mathematics: The Most Misunderstood Subject by Dilpil on Sunday December 19, 2010 @12:17PM (#2022017)
A very similar, much longer exploration of the problems with high school (and, honestly, most undergraduate) math education: http://www.maa.org/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf
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Re:Mathematics: The Most Misunderstood Subject by aik on Sunday December 19, 2010 @11:59PM (#2023380)
Very good book/essay. Every math professor/teacher should read this in my opinion. I found this book was incredibly enlightening and refreshing after years of school math.
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