![[The error in the teaching of mathematics is that] mathematics is expected either to be immediately attractive to students on its own merits or to be accepted by students solely on the basis of the teacher's assurance that it will be helpful in later life. [And yet,] mathematlcs is the key to understanding and mastering our physical, social and biological worlds.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-error-in-the-teaching-of-mathematics-is-that-mathematics-is-expected-either.jpg)
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