A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form

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Paul Lockhart Keith Devlin

A Mathematician's Lament

How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form

Paul Lockhart, Keith Devlin

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Bellevue Literary Press
09 June 2009

Educational strategies & policy; Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics

“One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen.”—Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR’s Morning Edition

A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike and it will alter the way we think about math forever.

Paul Lockhart, has taught mathematics at Brown University and UC Santa Cruz. Since 2000, he has dedicated himself to K-12 level students at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York.

By: Paul Lockhart
Foreword by: Keith Devlin
Imprint: Bellevue Literary Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 155g
ISBN: 9781934137178
ISBN 10: 1934137170
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 09 June 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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