MariaD’s blog

In an overview of the Natural Math project, an audience member asked why we are doing such diverse things. Why work, all at once, on mathematical art, programming-based math, algebra for toddlers, meta-cognition and quite a few other directions we pursue at the same time? These are necessary tools for a gradual, gentle cultural change we are making.

The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. The future where toddlers and their parents play with algebraic ideas, where kids contribute to real work as apprentices, where everybody is able to create or improve mathematical conjectures, definitions and metaphors. We are working on inviting more and more people to work and play in this future, now. This mind map shows some of our tools.

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