Paul LockhartDoing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.
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Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations. This quote can be taken in a couple ways. Its meaning depends on how you read it. If you read, "crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations," you will see this as a compliment to mathematicians. If you read, "finding patterns," you will see it as a criticism.
Source: A Mathematicians Lament: How School Cheats Us Out Of Our Most Fascinating And Imaginative Art Form
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