A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart

A Mathematician's Lament

Paul Lockhart

140 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction education mathematics science informative slow-paced

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"One of the best critiques of current K-12 mathematics education I have ever seen, written by a first-class research mathematician who elected to devote his teaching career to K-12 education." --Keith Devlin, NPR's "Math Guy"A brilliant research m...

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informative 84%
inspiring 61%
reflective 53%
challenging 46%
hopeful 30%
funny 23%
emotional 7%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%

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slow 18%

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