How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
by Paul Lockhart
Recommended by Vinod Khosla
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Math, Math Science, and Most Recommended Books.
?One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen.??Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR?s Morning EditionA brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxietyproducing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart?s co...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Math, Math Science, and Most Recommended Books.
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Vinod Khosla
Indian-American businessman
“2011Books Mathematician's Lament: better way to teach math. Wish he had ideas to fit state curriculums. Important book”
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