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A very similar, much longer exploration of the problems with high school (and, honestly, most undergraduate) math education: http://www.maa.org/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf

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Very good book/essay. Every math professor/teacher should read this in my opinion. I found this book was incredibly enlightening and refreshing after years of school math.

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