A World with No Math

That's right. Say it ain't so, but this kind of world already exists for many children living in poor countries. Save the Children found that kids were puzzled by math even after several years of schooling. So we put our heads together and came up with a solution: Numeracy Boost. And you, of course.

Michael Boatman, Julie Bowen, Simon Helberg and John Oliver are all backing our Crowdrise campaign to launch the math program in Bangladesh and Malawi this year. Can we "count" you in, too? By boosting kids' math skills, we set them up for success in school and life. Use #Math

Special thanks to a team who work at "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" for writing and producing this video as a volunteer project.

Produced by Glenn Clements

Written and directed by Asaf Kastner, Sara Taksler and Ryan Middleton

Edited by Eric Davies

Voiceover by Richard Green

Photos by Getty, Jeff Holt, Amos Gumulira

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[XxYusefRulesxX]

"Without Math we are cavemen eating mud."

[Vcrazypotato]

have you ever been near a gun, probably not, bullets don't just go where you want them to go, unless you use math for example if a sniper on a hill is trying to shoot someone 700m away down near the base of that hill if he shotwith his crosshairs diectly on his chest he would miss, because the bullet would drop, if there was a slight wind the bullet would be pulled either side and im not even going to began to explain the coriolis effect because it obvious you know nothing about guns.

[filllij]

did you join to be a hero? or because you needed a job and the sign on bonus sounded good

[cody9268]

to the guy who said dumbass soldiers dont need math, get your facts straight what do you think sharp shooters and mortar men use to help them deliver their payload. you need math to pass the asvab you stupid idiot and most soldiers are actually not dumbasses its stupid citizens like you who dont appreciate what we do for you, all you care and complain about is how we spend all your money or how we are just dumb men waiting to be buried.we gave you this country to live in dont be ungrateful

[bigerthanlife2]

key 3 words in there, "living in the backwoods". Go to a bigger city like Lafayette or Baton Rouge, not New Orleans cause that town is a fucking dump, but Lafayette or BR, you'll meet some awesome, intelligent people.

[Jared Hynum]

Kids in the USA are so fucking spoiled that they don't even appreciate their glorious free education. We have so much available for principally no cost, yet these dumbass meatheads only care about Tapout, football, and banging girls. Fuck this country.

[Jared Hynum]

This is a verified non-profit.

[Jared Hynum]

The dumbass soldier doesn't need to know math (as if any of them do; think of why they joined The Armed Forces), the person who designed and tested the guns do.

[Jared Hynum]

FUCK YEAH 'MERICA. WHO GIVES A SHIT IF THEM NIGS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER OR EDUCATION, WE NEED TO WORRY 'BOUT THE GOOD OL' CLEAN WHITE FOLK HERE IN 'MERICA.

Seriously? Seriously? God I hate this arrogant country. If you had any idea of how lucky you are.

[Alemcd42419]

I know that other countries are in need, but we should focus on teaching OUR children first.

[fattygonzolas]

love that show

[DrSmart20]

what a horrible world it would be if we had never had WW2.

but yeah i agree with your point, just thought that was a funny way of saying it