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[–] PopOfAfrica 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like everyone having a computational device in their pocket has something to do with it.

[–] MacGuffin94 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does having a phone have to do with teaching mathematical logic? That thought process is why there Das such a drop in math versus reading. A tool is nothing of you don't know how to use it.

[–] PopOfAfrica 3 points 1 year ago

Oh no, I'm not saying that we shouldn't be teaching math at a higher level. I'm just saying that the need to learn it has been greatly diminished for the average person