BJ Novak in "One More Thing, Stories and other Stories" has Stories (surprise surprise) about this - from a principle who decides (on principle) - fuck it - no more math, to a summer camp run by an eccentric genius for gifted kids to do drugs, have sex, and have fun while avoiding paralyzing levels of self-awareness. It's very refreshing fantasy.
l could easily write about this topic for literal days.
At 16 I tried writing my own choose-your-own-adventure math hypertextbook (US middle to high school algebra and geometry - "common core"), only to be stymied b...
This is a very, very long post.
There's a lot that I feel I ought to reply to here (I'm one of those unsatisfying-to-argue-with hedonic utilitarian moral realistishs (kinda)) and I think Pearce has a point or two (though I've talked with him about our many differences of opinion).
But it's a very, very long post.
Imma have to pace myself.