# Introduction
Right, it's time to start the big #debunk! This is a story of #mathematics, #education and one Smart Man. It is a debunking of the arrogant proclamations of SmartmanApps (a maths teacher who lacks both knowledge and pedagogical skill) as well as a lesson in the limitations of education, and hopefully along the way I’ll highlight some interesting areas of mathematics that are not illuminated by a high school #maths education, but which nevertheless are quite accessible. The intended level is that of a curious high-school student. I will attempt only to give the necessary details, so if you are left feeling like you need a reference, or more information, let me know and I’ll gladly point you in the right direction.
I acknowledge the audience for this will be small, but it nevertheless needs to be done. (It's certainly unlikely that the user in question will read it, as despite at first having an apparently limitless capacity to reply with new claims, and raining scorn on those who gave up replying or blocked him for their own sanity, he nowadays seems to block anyone who engages with him for more than a handful of posts - including me).
The first topic (in the thread below to avoid clogging your feed) will simply be the real numbers, and how the number 0.999… illuminates the mathematics of them.
Oh, and since it's fitting... #MathsMonday :)