# Teach statistics before calculus!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Arthur Benjamin
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Economics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_teach_statistics_before_calculus)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Someone always asks the math teacher, "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. He offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.

## Lectures

1. [Teach statistics before calculus!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/arthur_benjamin_teach_statistics_before_calculus/c7c7bac4fd03), 3 min (TED's player)