Category Archives: School

The Lost Art of Mathematics

June 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Life, Philosophy, Random thoughts, School

One of my friends recently introduced me to an essay recounting some of  the wrongs of our current education system, with regard to Mathematics. A Mathematician’s Lament, by Paul Lockhart, tells of a society that has taken an art form and utterly defiled it. Our beloved “Educational System,” with its standardized tests, set curriculum, and [...]

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School’s out…

June 18th, 2009 | Posted in School

So… another school year come and gone… what now?? Summer vacation, of course. Not that this summer vacation is to be anything spectacular, as most of it will be spent trying to earn some cash. Still, some fun is bound to be had, the absence of classes and homework almost guarentee it. It is “vacation” [...]

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