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A MATHEMATICIAN'S LAMENT

Paul Lockhart

How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form

A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching
kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxietyproducing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's
controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators
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Published 2009-04-01 by Bellevue Literary Press

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One of the best critiques of current mathematics education that I have ever seen. -- Keith Devlin, NPR Morning Edition

Italy: RCS Libri; Taiwan: Eco Trend Publications; France: L'Arbre de Diane; Korea: Chulsu & Younghee; Japan: Shin Hyoron; Slovakia: Raabe

Chinese (simplified): Beijing Green Beans Book Co.

[...] Provides a fresh way of thinking about math, and education in general, that should inspire practical applications in the classroom and at home. -- Publishers Weekly

Chinese (simplified): Beijing Green Beans Book Co.