[Typhon]

I've already read that somewhere...

http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf

EDIT : Oops, I hadn't seen that he already linked to this text. That'll learn me to post too quickly. Oh well.

[harmegido]

Yeah I thought the exact same thing. To me, this isn't particularly interesting (because it's a re-hash), but the author's lecture for HS students on graph theory, linked in the post, is.

[ww2]

Even the music metaphor is the same. And the mention of geometry proof. The blogger is so uncreative.

[sp332]

Creative isn't the point. It's still a problem, so it's still worth talking about!

[brockhaywood]

Agreed but not even a passing reference to the clear basis for his argument makes me question what else he is regurgitating.

[sp332]

(Fair disclaimer, this analogy is borrowed from a much better writer, Paul Lockhart). And the words "Paul Lockhart" are hyperlinked to http://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart-MathematiciansLament.pdf which Typhon already pointed out several comments up-thread! Your reading comprehension needs a tune-up.