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Yeah, this is why IMO there should be more project-based work and just move faster and harder for skilled students in general.

Get students to build their own drone with MCUs - so they're forced to overcome challenges and practical trade-offs.

Introduce algebra in primary school, and calculus much earlier - so Green's functions, etc. can be taught in high school to those who want to study mathematics, and they feel what it's like to struggle to master concepts early on.

Hopefully with more of a shift to online courses and AI, this will be possible. Unfortunately the majority of schools just act more like a daycare centre / prison.



"Introduce algebra in primary school, and calculus much earlier"

algebra and calculus is college level century ago, we already bring it on HS level in some part of the world (Asian country) we already learn it earlier than most of the world but that's not sustainable


Calculus is 16-18 (A level, years 12-13) in the UK, 15-16 for kids who do advanced maths.




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