The Problem with Math Education

The Problem with Math Education

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Green chalkboard

Emblazoned with hieroglyphs

Dust rises,

Choking clouds of confusion

Only one answer will be correct

All other symbols fall away,

Useless, as so many hours of tutoring

Numbers,

Petty tyrants,

Demand exactitude,

Tireless drill sergeants,

Enforcing every rule.