The value of an education goes beyond what is learned in school. The most important part of education is learning how to self-educate. As a Math educator, people often ask me “When am I ever going to use this Math?” which is posed as a challenge rather than a “Wow! This is cool! When will I get to use it?”
Below is a list of benefits of studying Math:
Strengthens critical thinking and reasoning skills
Broadens career and educational choices
Instills values of discipline and excellence
Improves self-awareness, focus and attention
Builds confidence for academic, professional and personal success
While not as interactive as a college class, reading the great literary and philosophical works (as well as studying Math and other technical content) is available to anyone with a spark of curiosity and a library card or the Internet.
Robin Schwartz
http://www.mathconfidence.com/
http://www.mathconfidence.blogspot.com/
Link to the original article
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html
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