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96. Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is

People I (Mostly) Admire

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High School Math

Pima: Why in school are my kids memorizing the phases of mitosis and the veil and structure and atoms? All that accomplishes is turning them off to science. Right now, much of high school is devoted to memorizing things the kids will never, ever use again. We could both inspire kids with big ideas and free up the space and time to teach subjects adults actually struggle with.

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