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28 November 2017

On Art: Poetry and Mathematics II

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"The true spirit of delight, the exaltation...which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surel...
27 November 2017

5 Books 10 Quotes I: Mathematics in Its Creation

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Walter W Sawyer, "What is Calculus About?”, 1961 "In mathematics, a certain surprising thing happens again a...
21 November 2017

Isn’t it Obvious? - Part I

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"A thing is obvious mathematically after you see it." (Robert D Carmichael) "The more original a discovery, the more obvious ...
19 November 2017

About Teachers

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"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." (Henry Adams) "The teacher is like the candle whic...

Teaching vs Learning I

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"To teach is to learn." (Japanese saying) "To teach is to learn twice." (Joseph Joubert) “One can only learn by teac...

Teaching Children

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"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able ...

Good Teachers

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"One good teacher outweighs a ton of books.” (Chinese saying) “A good teacher is better than many books.” (German proverb) "A ...

Education: Ingredients of Education

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“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." (Aristotle) “Rest assured that literary education is no good w...

Self-Education

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"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" (Mark Twain) “There is no greater education than one that is self-dri...

Education at Superlative

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” (Nelson Mandela) “Education is the key to unlock the golden d...