On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 11:23 AM Nicola Gigante <nicola.gigante@gmail.com> wrote:

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. 

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