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Laurens Gunnarsen
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Laurens Gunnarsen

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Mathematical physicist and mentor to mathematically talented youth. Talent is that which bridges the gap between what can be taught and what must be learned.

Joined June 2012

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    1. David Butler‏ @DavidKButlerUoA 17 Mar 2019
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      My 10-year-old daughter was rolled in a ball crying yesterday, because of her maths homework. Maths class should not make people feel this way.

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    2. Social Distance Ninja‏ @StevenC102431 17 Mar 2019
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      What an awful teacher! Where did they dig him or her up? The 19th century! Someone needs to take the teacher aside and tell them that "quick math" is no longer the point. Not only that but they should be able to discuss the problems in class as a team. I'm so sorry. 😞

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    3. David Butler‏ @DavidKButlerUoA 17 Mar 2019
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      Mostly I am sad for the teachers because they are doing the best they know. But I am angry that this is the best they know.

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    4. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 17 Mar 2019
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      Great mathematics pedagogy is extremely subtle, and mastering it takes time, and tremendous resolve; mentors are few, and opportunities to consult them even fewer. Most people have never even seen great mathematics pedagogy, much less had a chance to learn how it works, and why.

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    5. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 17 Mar 2019
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      To change this lamentable situation materially would require vast investments in infrastructure, guided by expertise that is in such short supply as to be practically unavailable. Deciding to make great teachers is not unlike deciding to make world-class fighter aircraft.

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    6. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 17 Mar 2019
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      This is my sixth year as private mentor to a girl whose mathematical talent is so dazzlingly extraordinary that it still takes my breath away every time I visit her. Math class at school has long seemed to her utterly pointless and stupid. She gave up on it altogether, ages ago.

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      Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 17 Mar 2019
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      As a practical matter, this is the most sensible thing to do. One should just give up. Mathematics instruction should no longer be expected from the schools, just as music instruction is no longer expected from them. Sadly, if you want the job done right, you must do it yourself.

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        2. David Butler‏ @DavidKButlerUoA 17 Mar 2019
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          None of this helps my daughter.

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        3. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 17 Mar 2019
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          You must help her, alas. There is no practical alternative. The immediate message to convey is that what happens in math class is not math, but rather a painfully misguided mockery of math. Then you begin to convey the truth, as gently and helpfully as you can.

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