Tom Lehrer - New Math (Animated)
Jared Khan · 4 HN recommendations
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An amateur animation of Tom Lehrer's satirical song New Math, which pokes fun at 1960s math teaching and subtraction in base 8. The animation illustrates the old and new subtraction methods.
Why HN recommends it: HN brings it up whenever curriculum fads or Common Core complaints appear, as a funny precedent from the 1960s.
“My favorite Tom Lehrer song is probably New Math.” Read on HN ↗