“It seems to us unwise to have insisted on teaching geometry to the younger Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, in order to make him a good king, but from Plato's point of view it was essential. He was sufficiently Pythagorean to think that without mathematics no true wisdom is possible.” ThinkingSeemsOrderViewsHistoryTeachingKingsEssentialsMathematicsPoint Of ViewTyrantsPlatoGeometryUnwiseTrue WisdomPlato SGood KingsSyracuse Book:History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition Source: History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition
“Our teaching of mathematics revolves around a fundamental conflict. Rightly or wrongly, students are required to master a series of mathematical concepts and techniques, and anything that might divert them from doing so is deemed unnecessary. Putting mathematics into its cultural context, explaining what is has done for humanity, telling the story of its historical development, or pointing out the wealth of unsolved problems or even the existence of topics that do not make it into school textbooks leaves less time to prepare for the exam. So most of these things aren't discussed.” DoneStoriesProblemMightSchoolHumanityWealthExistenceEducationTeachingStudentsMastersDevelopmentConflictConceptsMathematicsFundamentalsHistoricalSeriesMathTechniqueMathematicalUnnecessaryTopicsPointingExplainingTextbooksExamUnsolved Problems Author:Ian Stewart
“Life is only good for two things, doing mathematics and teaching it.” TwoLife IsTeachingMathematicsTwo Things Author:Simeon Denis Poisson
“The teacher will never be a parent. The parents are the parents. But they have to engage in some sort of active education beyond just teaching mathematics and French and English because the kids spend more time there than they do with their parents at that age. We have to accept that other adults will be part of our children's education and they will have bad teachers. That's going to happen.” ChildrenHappensKidsAgeParentAcceptingTeacherTeachingAdultsOur ChildrenMathematicsActiveMore TimeBad Teacher Author:Philippe Falardeau
“The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.” LifeScienceEducationTeachingMathematicsMathFamiliarMathematicalSimplestBack To College Author:Ernest Renan