A Mathematician's Lament

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Author: Paul Lockhart
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press (2009)
Binding: Paperback, 140 pages

A research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching, reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s values are very close to those of creative Waldorf-inspired teachers.