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I think there's something really wrong about the way they teach you math in highschool in the sense that you don't really know what math actually is until a lot later. Let me elaborate.

>Be younger me at hs
>Decide to go into EE because ive always liked doing electronics projects, physics and had a very pronounced natural inclination for science
>I didnt think much of math, just thought it was a mere tool to be used with no innate interesting qualities
>I was fairly vocal about this and no one ever corrected me
>Fast track to uni
>Doing all my engineering math courses
>Multiple professors personally recommend me on the department for a math specialization
>End up starting the math specialization just because the professors saw something in me and because it seemed interesting
>Taking real analysis now
>Have never studied something so damn fascinating
>Always leave class genuinely happy like a kid and thirsty for more knowledge
>Now I realize I should've studied math to begin with
>At this point I've finished 99% of the EE degree
>If I would've known math is like what im talking in analysis, heck even in some calc courses, ive would've gone into math in the first place

This is literally my highschool teachers fault. They were a bunch of lazy fucks that regurgitated material and never bothered to show us what certain disciplines are like at a higher level.
Don't get me wrong, I like EE, but math is insanely beautiful and fascinating, its literally the pinnacle of human intellect and achievement. The younger generations should know this.
Ask any "normie" what they think of math and they'll say shit like its insanely boring and that its very hard and whatnot.
The publics perception should be changed, specially amongst those that will enroll into college.
What are your thoughts?

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