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26. A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart

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What Is Play?

Longest episode on record actually at over two hours but one thing i wanted to add because i found this and i thought it's quite interesting. Dr peter gray gives a definition for what play is in light of lock hearts lament. I think that kids are less likely to be motivated and more likely to be cynical if they're doing something where they don't have a choice, he says. "The idea of compulsion in school worries me a lot"

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