Comments by "MC116" (@angelmendez-rivera351) on "Math is Uniquely Terrible at Preparing Students for the Real World" video.

  1. Mathematics are not static either. How mathematics were understood in the 1800s was very different than it is today: so different, it would be irrecognizable. By your extremely flawed logic, nothing should be taught at all. Science is not static, languages are not static, literature and art are not static, social skills are not static. Nothing is static, and again, I would like to emphasize, mathematics are no exception to this. So by insinuating that there is something wrong with teaching skills that are contemporary, you are insinuating that teaching any skills at all is wrong, since all skills are contemporary and change drastically over time.
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  2.  @HilbertXVI  I did not miss their point. I understand entirely that OP is arguing that mathematics are about problem solving skills. I never said otherwise, and your insinuation that I did suggests that you need to further improve your reading skills. But my point stands. Problem solving skills were very different many years ago, as was their reliance on them.
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