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I've already read that somewhere...

http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf

EDIT : Oops, I hadn't seen that he already linked to this text. That'll learn me to post too quickly. Oh well.

Yeah I thought the exact same thing. To me, this isn't particularly interesting (because it's a re-hash), but the author's lecture for HS students on graph theory, linked in the post, is.

Even the music metaphor is the same. And the mention of geometry proof. The blogger is so uncreative.

Creative isn't the point. It's still a problem, so it's still worth talking about!

Agreed but not even a passing reference to the clear basis for his argument makes me question what else he is regurgitating.

(Fair disclaimer, this analogy is borrowed from a much better writer, Paul Lockhart). And the words "Paul Lockhart" are hyperlinked to http://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart-MathematiciansLament.pdf which Typhon already pointed out several comments up-thread! Your reading comprehension needs a tune-up.

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