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I don't recall ever wondering "why" I would ever "need" mathematics. I just always enjoyed it. To me, trying to convince students why they should enjoy mathemat
by peripetylabs 14y ago
I don't recall ever wondering "why" I would ever "need" mathematics. I just always enjoyed it. To me, trying to convince students why they should enjoy mathematics (just because we do) seems like a good way to make students miserable.
Is mathematics education really failing because it doesn't produce many mathematicians?
- ams6110 14y agoI think this is the real issue. A small fraction of people are fascinated by mathematics and enjoy it. The idea that there is some specific way to teach mathematics that will ignite some spark in a person who doesn't inherently have it I believe is false.