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I read Lockhart's Lament, I had the opposite reaction, maths is one of the few arts that is actually taught in school. If it had as little practical application

• romwell 8y ago
  >He is wrong in that painters and musicians tend to get rigorous instruction in the basics before they become independently creative. They still get to do it: they get to paint, play, sing, etc. Most math students don't get to do math. They learn about it until a year or two into grad school sometimes. >maths is one of the few arts that is actually taught in school. His point is that what is taught is mathematics as much as the names of notes is music.
  • posterboy 8y ago
    Don't forget that the elementary math learned by the billions was ince new and exiting. The proofs are simple enough to stay implicit, but the learning process is creative discovery. Because you need to see applicability of what is learned, in order to remember it. Consequently, many don't even successfully learn about maths. Insofar you are right, but wrong and elitist to generalize.