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swimming, math, and life

Phelps wins 200mJust like one learns to swim by swimming, one learns math best by doing math.





 

 

 

But unlike swimming where the swimming style one learns is NOT a function of the type of water one swims on, the style of mathematical thinking and communicating one learns is a function of the mathematical tasks one engages in.




Like learning mathematics, one learns about life by engaging with it. The quality of one’s life is a function of the relationships one engages in.