Lack of math education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development

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4. Really good suggestion

Also have math that means something. Teaching finance and statistics for example.


The ability to do back of the envelope calculations as part of your BS detector is an important skill. I have been shocked by even engineers that don't break down a statement and conclude that it is impossible that is true.

The thing about math is that if you don't use it, you lose it. Relearning again can happen, but it seems to take longer each time (I have relearned Calculus and Differential Equations three times essentially). Once in 1992 (seven years after BS when working on MS), again around 1998 (when pursuing a PdD), and again around 2014 when helping my daughter when she was taking online Calculus and Differential Equation courses.