Business 2 Community – Grammarly
“Unfortunately, being unskilled at mathematics is culturally accepted. We’ve all had conversations with someone who visibly winces at a discussion of algorithms, or proudly proclaims “I’m not a math person.”…Our nation both reveres and fears math; it’s reserved for the “smart elite” while the common person quietly exists, willfully ignorant of the utility of mathematical cognition. While many of these statements are ways to dismiss common insecurities, the American public would never celebrate a deficiency in literacy. There is a stigma to illiteracy, and the same should be true regarding deficiencies in math, as it is necessary for innovation and problem solving. One way to counteract this imbalance is to think about literacy and mathematics as two sides of the same coin. Seemingly, mathematics and literacy are disparate subjects, but in reality, they are deeply connected…there’s a simple answer to the question ‘How do I become better at math?’ which might surprise you: become better at reading.”(more)