Man with multiple degrees fails standardized test for children
<i>"Not a single one of them said that the math I described was necessary in their profession."</i><p>I know I'm biased. Geek is as geek does, but <i>$deity almighty</i> am I tired of that line. If simple math isn't valuable to your profession, it might at least be worth a think about how valuable your "profession" might be in the first place.<p>Some of the huge systemic problems we are facing right now may have something to do with the fact that we have entirely too many professions where it really <i>doesn't</i> matter if one could master simple math.