When will I ever need this? One of the most often asked questions in math class. Sometimes it is a genuine question but students often don't want to hear the answer, no matter what it is. This article makes a very good argument that "application problems" taught in math class really don't apply to much of anything, but learning math is still essential. It is a means to something much more fundamental than gaining job skills.
What Is Mathematics For?
http://www.ams.org/notices/201005/rtx100500608p.pdf
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