Man, I sound bitter. I should clarify that I also think a lot more people would be interested to learn if the material was presented in an interesting way. As L

Man, I sound bitter. I should clarify that I also think a lot more people would be interested to learn if the material was presented in an interesting way. As Lockhart points out, school somehow has a way of taking all of the life out of the subject. This alienates a lot of people who could otherwise really take an interest in the subject and pursue it for its own sake. This definitely happened to me with math. I liked math as a kid and enjoyed it, but in HS and college math just became total monotony and boredom. I'm now taking time to study some of it on my own and getting a lot more out of it, as I actually understand and appreciate what I'm reading.