Why Do Americans Stink at Math?
It&#x27;s an interesting question when you consider that in at least two university mathematics department rankings[1][2], the US holds 7 of the top 10 global spots. One could argue that for whatever reason, many of the professors, researchers and postdocs at those schools learned math in other countries, but, if these lists are to be believed, the US does have the richest mathematics knowledge in the world.<p>So two questions:<p>1) Why doesn&#x27;t the preeminence of the US math knowledge appear to seep into the primary and secondary school education?<p>2) If the primary and secondary education in the ROW produces such a high level of capability relative to the US population, why aren&#x27;t their universities better represented in the rankings?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usnews.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;best-global-universities&#x2F;mathematics" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usnews.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;best-global-universities&#x2F;mat...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topuniversities.com&#x2F;university-rankings&#x2F;university-subject-rankings&#x2F;2015&#x2F;mathematics" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topuniversities.com&#x2F;university-rankings&#x2F;universit...</a>