> Too many students experience a secondary-school calculus course that drills on the techniques and procedure that will enable them to successfully answer stand

> Too many students experience a secondary-school calculus course that drills on the techniques and procedure that will enable them to successfully answer standard problems but are never challenged to encounter and understand the conceptual foundations of calculus,” he said. As I get older I've realized that I learn better when I understand the concepts about things. I then get excited to apply what I've learned into practice. I think that if I learned about "why calculus", what problems did it solved at the time it came around, and how we use it in practice I would have been able to grok it quicker and deeper. I didn't end up getting above a 3 on the AP calculus exam. I did however get a 5 on the US government exam. I had a teacher who did a great job throughout the course having us work out essays and testing arguments in class to help solidify our knowledge as opposed to memorizing facts.