Why humans prefer physics than mathematics ? Why they love to see some practical example in some physics experiment ?
Math is implemented in all parts in our lives and its base of almost all other science, but when we speak about math in school and kids, the situation is such that kids rather whant to see some results with their eyes not with thinking.
Physic also have included math, but they whant to see how some formula give some result in real life.
In chemistry also best part is practical lab experiment, and not some pencil in hand.
We cant compare past times and this what we have today, if you just see what we have today in our lives, from tv, computer games, mobile phones, games everywhere, robotic inteligent toys,.... all of that in 24h per day, and after that we expect from some kids to pay attention on some numbers on school table. I dont think that this work. ;-) Also ancient Indian and others didnt have this things to that they distract from math. Why we use PC to make some calc ?