What is wrong with math education.

The politicians say, “we need higher standards.” The schools say, “we need more money and equipment.” Educators say one thing, and teachers say another. They are all wrong. The only people who understand what is going on are the ones most often blamed and least often heard: the students. They say, “math class is stupid and boring,” and they are right.

Brilliantly written and very interesting. On page 4, when the guy puts a line through the triangle in the box, and then finds out what implications this has for his question… I have to admit, I almost got a tear in my eye. It blew my mind. Then, on page 5, my heart just sank. It was like someone fed me my favorite ice cream (just think about it, maybe with cookie chunks. Maybe with sprinkles. Creamy. Delicious. Maybe some hot fudge drizzled on too) and then told me that they were feeding all of the children in the world frozen card-board drizzled with motor oil so they would “get the idea” of what ice-cream is like. Just read it and see for yourself… seriously…