A mathematician's lament. How school cheats us out of our most fascinating and imaginative art form

zbMATH Open1297.97002MaRDI QIDQ5169725FDOQ5169725

Authors: Paul Lockhart 

Publication date: 11 July 2014

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Comprehensive works and comparative studies on education and instruction in mathematics (97D10) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mathematics education (97-02) Affective behavior and mathematics education (97C20)

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