> Something that occurs to me is that most of us have a poor grasp of why we even teach school math One of my favorite math courses was a college class that fo

> Something that occurs to me is that most of us have a poor grasp of why we even teach school math One of my favorite math courses was a college class that focused on concepts - technically not an education class but intended for those in education majors. It covered 5th-8th grade math and showed me the why of so many things I had just taken for granted previously, and I'm sure if math was taught that way it would be much better remembered. Of course, it could still be argued over whether math should be intended for practical use or not, but I think it's important that math be taught from (at least one of) a conceptual basis, or a historical basis (eg. [0] on the creation/discovery of imaginary numbers - it explains why they were needed, as well as interesting historical background). (This was typed in a hurry, sorry if it's not entirely cohesive.) [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzklzVXJwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzklzVXJwo