American schools and emphasis in math?

Also, Americans in school here generally grow up to work in America. And in America, it's not necessary to know Calculus 1 through 20 to be successful. I know, a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point. In America, it is definitely possible to live comfortably while working in a field that's not math or science related.

And with Americans almost always taking the easy way out, why torture yourself with math if you can do just fine without it? (and from what I hear from friends, kids in other countries don't like math either, they are just painstakingly forced to learn it) You don't need much math to teach English or even on the collegiate level. American schools push basic math.. enough to know if you have $100, you shouldn't (key word: shouldn't) buy something that costs $500.

Occasionally some students come out of high school knowing how to solve for X in simple cases. But the fact of the matter is that in a country where less input can give equal or greater output, why bother doing more than you have to? That's the American way I wager if you were to poll my story or American Government classes, a very small number would be able to answer a few "simple" math problems correctly.

And to take it even further, try asking average people working in fields other than math or science a few simple algebra problems. I doubt they would know the answer, but there is still probably food going on their table and electricity pumping through their house. Their needs are met: math-free.

That's ridiculous! Americans have the attitude that if they try something and can't do it right away, they're just not good at it, and give up. Studies have shown that students in other countries believe that if they keep working at something, they will become good at it.

It's just a matter of attitude. You need math for lots of reason- you'll never be able to understand the events that shape your life if you don't understand the math behind it.It's also good exercise for your brain. Just think of it as a free workout!

Americans are lazy and have a sense of entitlement. If something doesn't come easy to them, then they don't want to deal with it. America in general doesn't know how to educate and spends most of its money on testing and finding the newest curriculum fad instead of actually focusing on teaching people how to educate within the classroom.

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