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A homework question in someone’s 11th grade statistics class

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“When are we going to use this in our everyday life?” (2017)

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Learning algebra in my 60s

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The Math Myth (2016)

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No one cared about my spreadsheets

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Life, school, and the 80:20 rule (2019)

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Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test

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Video Games Are the Future of Education

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The Lesson to Unlearn

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Many elementary teachers don’t understand math, and it makes them anxious

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Math teachers should be more like football coaches

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The Calculus Trap (2005)

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Lessons from My Math Degree That Have Nothing to Do with Math

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Lessons of an MIT Education

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Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills

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Do the math: too much calculus? (2012)

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Some Lost Superstitions of the Early-20th-Century United States

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The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome (1999) [pdf]

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How to Learn Advanced Mathematics Without Heading to University

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Parents' Math Anxiety Is Contagious to Their Kids

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How I faced my fears and learned to be good at math

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A Mathematician’s Lament (2002) [pdf]

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Math, Science Popular Until Students Realize They’re Hard

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Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Exam

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The myth of the well-rounded scientist

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The Innumeracy of Intellectuals (2008)

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Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School

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Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard)

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Scott Adams on How to Get a Real Education

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The Greatest Educational Life Hack: Learning Math Ahead of Time

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