I love these insights, they have strong echoes of &quot;A Mathematicians Lament&quot; by Paul Lockhart, another excellent essay on the topic.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.maa.org&#x2F;external_archive&#x2F;devlin&#x2F;LockhartsLament.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.maa.org&#x2F;external_archive&#x2F;devlin&#x2F;LockhartsLament....</a> [PDF]