Ellipsis

The Ellipsis is a beautiful shape.
Its area can be calculated simply,
Yet, its circumference---the less difficult
Of the calculations, presumably---
Needs calculus to be discovered.

Wouldn't math be better taught
With a ruler
A piece of string
And a compass? 

Calculus first taught
By the circumference of Ellipses?
Algebra first taught through the Pythagorean Theorem? 
Order of Operations taught through Quadratic Equations?
And grade Schoolers taught arithmetic by measuring lines?
Euclid's Elements taught,
So students aren't indoctrinated in baseless deductions?

Math might then be a little bit of fun,
If Order of Operations were taught with Einstein's Theory of Relativity
And algebra taught by the formulas for Electricity?
What could be harmed by it?
If more advanced math were learned with chemistry
Instead of rote deduction?

Rather, the student would be taught all the minutia of algebra
Without the absurd notion that endless deductions must always be true.
Simply put, algebra and logic both break down
When entered into the realm of imaginary physics.