Why Do Americans Stink at Math?

[pipoman]

1. yep, contrary to what i was taught in school, there is usually

'More than one way to skin a cat' as my dad used to say...too bad I didn't know this in elementary school before my self esteem was shaken and faculty expectations for me carved in stone. I was in my 20's before an employer who needed me to understand fractions, decimals, and percentages showed me his method...it was almost instantly I could do much of it in my head. To this day some of my coworkers marvel at my head math...especially younger people who are almost completely dependant on electronic math brains.