28 Aug
2015
28 Aug
'15
5:19 p.m.
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 11:23 AM Nicola Gigante
That’s also why I don’t agree with the math curriculum in high-school (only elementary algebra, trigonometry and basic calculus, at least here in Italy). If a student doesn’t go to college or studies something non-scientific (or even some low-math science), he’ll never see an abstract mathematical concept (see e.g. groups) in all his lives, thus living forever by completely ignoring what math is all about. (and this is really connected with the record-low public trust in science that we are suffering).
Have you seen this? https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf It pretty much hits the nail on the head for most high school math curricula.