Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers
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Conrad Wolfram argues that the part of math taught in schools, hand calculation, is tedious and mostly irrelevant to real mathematics. He proposes teaching math through computer programming so students can tackle real problems.
Why HN recommends it: Cited in HN discussions of math and CS education reform as an argument that school math is boring because it is taught wrong.
“But isn't maths boring at school because we're teaching it wrong?” Read on HN ↗