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. [1]
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.
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