After watching some of the latest news reports and articles regarding our government's budget, the national debt, and recent attempts to trim fraud, waste, and abuse, I felt like it would be a good time to dust off and update a presentation I made a few years ago regarding Innumeracy.
Perhaps this may help the public a little bit with their "number sense" when large number are casually thrown about online and on TV. Informed citizens all need to have a solid general mathematical foundation and comfort.
(Complementary) A great TEDTalk from Shalinee Sharma that addresses the ill-conceived notion that some people just aren't "math capable".
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ted.com/talks/shalinee_sharma_4_steps_to_unlock_your_kid_s_math_potential