<p>I think that one of the big problems with math education is that you need a lot of math to where you can find good uses for it and that the trip to get to where you find out that math is really interesting is a long journey. Physics I is a good place for discovering the math relationships to the physical world but you have to take so much to get there. Computer science depends on discrete mathematics but you need a lot to get there too.</p>
<p>Unfortunately a lot of kids don’t get taught in a way where they get to have a lot of fun with mathematics with time to explore and experiment because of the pressure to adhere to a schedule is so strong. Sometimes I think that that schedule results in it taking much longer to learn K-12 math than needed.</p>