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I invite anyone two read two essays, which address two separate lies related to the absurd arrangement of math courses announced by this article. Lie 1: You ca
by quacked 6y ago
I invite anyone two read two essays, which address two separate lies related to the absurd arrangement of math courses announced by this article.
Lie 1: You can arrange all of the information in a field into a test, and once you've passed the test you "know the field"
(https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2014/04/the_maintenance_of_certificati.html https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2014/04/the_maintenance_of_c...)
Lie 2: Math can be arranged as a ladder system
(https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament....)
These two lies brutalize students across the globe and turn them into automatons that distrust their own abilities. The lucky ones that get away with their desire to learn intact are generally the ones with creative, rich parents.