The question of what Math should be taught at school is a hard one. Unsurprisingly, a lot of thought has actually gone into curriculum design, but unfortunately

The question of what Math should be taught at school is a hard one. Unsurprisingly, a lot of thought has actually gone into curriculum design, but unfortunately this is an area in which everyone has an opinion, and quite a lot of politics gets mixed up in there as well. The writer has a perspective that is probably valid for him, but I think the problems is a little more complex than he lays out. He does seem to focus on the areas of Maths that he has found useful in his own field. However, no matter what field you go into, if you expect the Math you learn in school to be actually applicable and useful, you're going to be sorely disappointed. Most of maths education is exactly that - education. Not training. A large section of students are totally uninterested either way, of course. I've seen some horrors perpetrated in the name of "contextualising math". What we currently have is definitely up for improvement, but I think if this guy actually gone down to trying to implement his suggestions, he would find it a whole lot messier than he thinks.