What I love about this video is you can tell her curiosity is genuine, and it’s a damn good question. Maybe she’s frustrated, sure, but she clearly wants to understand it conceptually. Give me students like this any day over someone going through the motions and checking boxes. https://twitter.com/aieturner/status/1298372968838508546

Our public education system is forced to teach students how to take tests, not how to apply knowledge. I was pretty good at math. I did well on tests. I still don’t understand a lot of it conceptually or how to apply it.

Them: What is the quadratic formula?

Me: x = [−b ± √(b2 − 4ac)]/2a

Them: How is it applied in the real world?

Me: LOL, I don't fucking know.