Math proficiency is a superpower that allows us see into the future and to understand the past. Only 41% of our 4th graders and 34% of 8th graders are math proficient.
Being BAD at math gives people the freedom and confidence to say things that are blatantly untrue with a straight face. Being BAD at math gives us the super-power to laugh at those who have carefully proven their cases with math. Being bad at math gives us the super-freedom to “prove” complex claims with mere anecdotes.
Every day it becomes clearer to me that our innumeracy explains much of our country’s rampant dysfunction.
Yeah it’s astonishing to me how proud people can be of their ignorance.
65% of Americans believe that they are above average. Innumeracy squared.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029792/