an extremely interesting video (arguments are sometimes flashy) on current math curriculum practices in US here. Very detailed (with some bias) on pointing out the problems with math education. There is a followup video1 and video2 that talks abt how we must actually be taught to appreciate math (and not regard it as a bunch of formulas). The followup videos contain far more detailed and unbiased analysis. more impromptu and some parts quite hilarious.
I got the link via this blog - very aptly she points out that its the balance between rote and creative learning that one needs to inculcate. this has been an issue for me for all my life until i started doing research full time - i've had a bias towards creative learning and have struggled with inefficiency. lot of creative work involves re-discovering and therefore you tend to get fatigued much before u reach the peak. stuff that is rote-learned helps u accelerate by avoiding details.
even tho i can indulge myself in slow creative research at this stage, i guess it wud be smarter to keep identifying the rote stuff enroute.
PS: there is another hilarious video from the same math prof here
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