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agileAlligator | 2 years ago

I envy today's generation and their free access to high quality maths resources haha

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kevindamm|2 years ago

yes but they're missing the take-the-radio-apart or take-the-computer-apart or fit-whole-instruction-set-in-one's-head advantage that earlier eras were granted.

ddingus|2 years ago

Maybe. Those things can still be taught.

"What if there is no Internet?" No computer? Etc...

Papa (grandfather now, raising my granddaughter because... not important, lol) tends to impress the young ones with what can be done with what is in one's head.

I am hopeful. But maybe also naive.

The other idea I like to link to these skills is "thought is action" type mastery. And, just to be clear, that is a state of clarity coupled with having grokked[0] something valuable.

Having realized that state many times in my past makes it easier today. I can go there and perform, doing or dealing with whatever it is efficiently and effectively.

It also can mean agency where ones peers may well lack it.

[0] - ...having achieved a state of understanding so complete it is a part of us, who we are, automatic, almost instinct.

JackFr|2 years ago

In my day all we had was Martin Gardiner, and that was only once a month!!

lotharbot|2 years ago

13 year old also has "Mathematical Carnival" on his shelf.