people think that when they take math in school there’s the common response like
school there’s the common response like
school there’s the common response like I will never need to use this for the
I will never need to use this for the
I will never need to use this for the rest of my life as they learn trig
rest of my life as they learn trig
rest of my life as they learn trig identities or the Pythagorean theorem or
identities or the Pythagorean theorem or
identities or the Pythagorean theorem or whatever it is that we all remember
whatever it is that we all remember
whatever it is that we all remember learning feeling pretty sure it’s never
learning feeling pretty sure it’s never
learning feeling pretty sure it’s never going to show up again but that misses
going to show up again but that misses
going to show up again but that misses something important it misses the fact
something important it misses the fact
something important it misses the fact that the act of learning how to do the
that the act of learning how to do the
that the act of learning how to do the math establishes a new kind of brain
math establishes a new kind of brain
math establishes a new kind of brain wiring in your mind a kind of
wiring in your mind a kind of
wiring in your mind a kind of problem-solving brain wiring so it’s not
problem-solving brain wiring so it’s not
problem-solving brain wiring so it’s not about what you learned it’s about what
about what you learned it’s about what
about what you learned it’s about what methods tools and tactics you had to
methods tools and tactics you had to
methods tools and tactics you had to develop in order to solve the problem
develop in order to solve the problem
develop in order to solve the problem that you may never see again for the
that you may never see again for the
that you may never see again for the rest of your life but you will see other
rest of your life but you will see other
rest of your life but you will see other problems where these methods and tools
problems where these methods and tools
problems where these methods and tools will become immensely valuable to you
will become immensely valuable to you
will become immensely valuable to you it’s no different from in the liberal
it’s no different from in the liberal
it’s no different from in the liberal arts where if you’re tasked with writing
arts where if you’re tasked with writing
arts where if you’re tasked with writing a term paper on some leader from some
a term paper on some leader from some
a term paper on some leader from some chapter in the history of the world you
chapter in the history of the world you
chapter in the history of the world you may never need to know about that leader
may never need to know about that leader
may never need to know about that leader again for the rest of your life unless
again for the rest of your life unless
again for the rest of your life unless you’re jeopardy or something so what’s
you’re jeopardy or something so what’s
you’re jeopardy or something so what’s the point well the point is well what
the point well the point is well what
the point well the point is well what did you do to conduct the research what
did you do to conduct the research what
did you do to conduct the research what did you do to compose the sentences your
did you do to compose the sentences your
did you do to compose the sentences your choice of words to communicate an idea a
choice of words to communicate an idea a
choice of words to communicate an idea a fresh idea on top of already known ideas
fresh idea on top of already known ideas
fresh idea on top of already known ideas that is the value of education not how
that is the value of education not how
that is the value of education not how much information that can pour in your
much information that can pour in your
much information that can pour in your head is how equipped you are to explore
head is how equipped you are to explore
head is how equipped you are to explore the world on your own after you get out
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