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Them Quotes by Paul Lockhart
- Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them.
- Why don't we want our children to learn to do mathematics? Is it that we don't trust them, that we think it's too hard? We…
- Mathematics is the art of explanation. If you deny students the opportunity to engage in this activity-- to pose their own problems, to make their…
- I don't see how it's doing society any good to have so many members walking around with vague memories of algebraic formulas and geometric diagrams…
- In any case, do you really think kids even want something that is relevant to their daily lives? You think something practical like compound interest…
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