Learning to Think

This video from Vi Hart is an amazingly powerful rant connecting parabolas (all puns intended) to learning to think. It is definitely worth the time to watch it.

go,  +Vi Hart

(thanks, Mindshift)

It's a start, at least

Why Nate Silver Can Save Math Education in America | MindShift

I thought this article did a good job critiquing our current system of teaching math. I especially liked the notion of our current system being a pyramid, culminating with calculus.

Additionally, I strongly recommend reading the Mathematician's Lament ( mentioned in the article). It does an amazing job arguing for the beauty of math.

How about a math program organized around beauty?