A Quote by Freeman Dyson

I think the biggest misconception is that everybody has to learn mathematics. That seems to be a complete mistake.

Freeman Dyson

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Freeman Dyson
American - Physicist
Born: December 15, 1923

I think the biggest misconception about mathematics is that everybody has to learn it. That seems to be a complete mistake. All the time worrying about pushing the children and getting them to be mathematically literate and all that stuff. It's terribly hard on the kids. It's also hard on the teachers. And I think it's totally useless. To me, mathematics is like playing the violin. Some people can do it - others can't. If you don't have it, then there's no point in pretending.

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