Also, our purpose is to be creative. It doesn't matter what we do for a living, our skills or whatever. And it doesn't matter if no one else appreciates what we create.
And music too. Another expression of proportional relationships that enable existence. It's a shame math isn't taught within this broader context. Or at least wasn't when I was in school.
It's what I say repeatedly: Math is reality.
Also, our purpose is to be creative. It doesn't matter what we do for a living, our skills or whatever. And it doesn't matter if no one else appreciates what we create.
And music too. Another expression of proportional relationships that enable existence. It's a shame math isn't taught within this broader context. Or at least wasn't when I was in school.
It's kind of interesting that music and math occupy the same space in my brain. I don't know another way to say it.
Also, don't worry about teaching math within a broader context. We're lucky if the students get out of school with any knowledge of math at all.
Recent article in the NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.3Jrj.2TeyQeyTkJ2p&smid=nytcore-ios-share