VIDEO: Doodling with Math "Anti-Parabola" short

[Ryan Goble]

I posted about Vi Hart before (VIDEO: Doodling in Math Class: Snakes + Graphs) and she cracks me up as she reminds me of a math Sara Vowell. Here she takes us on a really cool journey around all kinds of parabolas while ranting about math education. My favorite quote? "Algebra has become a checkbox subject and mathematics weeps alone in the top of the ivory tower prison which he has been condemned. I came across this at Mind/Shift but you can also check out Hart's YouTube Channel.

 
I guess she works for Kahn Academy. I'm not a Kahn fan nor is MC POPPER Michael Paul Goldenberg (see his blog "How well does Khan Academy teach?" in the Washington Post). Hart does talk way too fast for any non-math student to follow her easily but her creativity, playfulness and visuals are greatly appreciated.