Conrad Wolfram: Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers

So why do kids lose interest in math? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real world.

From rockets to stock markets, math powers many of humanity’s most thrilling creations. So why do kids lose interest? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach — calculation by hand — isn’t just tedious, it’s mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming.

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