/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11480552
Beautiful and intuitive handwaving principles are just as important (and 100x more fun) than computing matrices, trigshit, and algebra by hand.
If you saved the hard part for second semester, less people would think they hated math. More people would actually understand it, and less people would fail.

only allow people who are interested in mathematics to take mathematics. the problem with western maths is that it has to teach in way for the lowest common denominator

>>11480552
more word problems

>>11480552
It sucks because it was decided math is important, and therefore we need to teach math so even retards use it. Solution? Let people fail.

Videogames.

Schools shouldn't even exist anymore.

>>11480850
This, and a focus on open ended problem solving rather than the fucking Pavlovian worksheets presented in most schools. Lockhart's Lament is always a good read: https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf

>>11480552
>Why does math education sucks and how would sci fix it?

>>11480900
>Lockhart's Lament is always a good read: https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf
This has been debunked endlessly.

>>11480552
There's no way to fix it.
Being able to do calculations, algebra and manipulation in general is extremely important but having a bit more focus on theory might be more insightful/engaging earlier on. The problem with having some theory is that normies complain that you'll never use it real life so who cares? Thus math education reverts back to brainless computation worksheets and most will have no idea that proofs are even a thing in maths.

Most people hate math and there's nothing you can do to fix that.

>>11480914
Or just do this.