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Paul  Lockhart, A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form Quotes: A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a good opportunity.
         

A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a good opportunity.


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