Did you squeak through high school taking an absolute minimum of math? The signs of a culture lacking in basic math literacy are everywhere. The mathematically-challenged struggle with understanding the impact of compounded interest and variable-rate mortgages. Theyre ill-equipped to process the modeling and predictions related to climate change, polling statistics in news reports, or the probability of winning the lottery. But most Americans dont see math as very importanteven to their childrens education. A series of surveys by Public Agenda shows that there's a real gap between leaders and the public on this issue. Here, discussing the value of math proficiency are Cora Marrett, NSF's assistant director for the Education and Human Resources Directorate; Tony Chan, Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorate at NSF; and David Bressoud, president-elect of the Mathematical Association of America.
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