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  • A Mathematician's Lament

  • How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
  • By: Paul Lockhart
  • Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
  • Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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A Mathematician's Lament

By: Paul Lockhart
Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
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Summary

A brilliant research mathematician reveals math to be a creative art form on par with painting, poetry, and sculpture, and rejects the standard anxiety-producing teaching methods used in most schools today. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike, altering the way we think about math forever.

©2009 Paul Lockhart (P)2022 Tantor
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