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Making mathematics mandatory prevents us from discovering and developing young talent.

LOL! And what talent would this be?

With higher education collapsing, the non-productive degree departments will be reduced or eliminated. Art and most of the hyphenated departments will be gone. Only the ones requiring math will be left.

Many vocational programs like surveying, welding, machining, etc etc have a very high math component. Algebra and working knowledge of geometry are REQUIRED.

Maybe hair dressing and truck driving will allow someone to function without numerical literacy, but the higher certs in trucking do REQUIRE math skills.

The author of this article has no knowledge of how the real world works or any interest in providing a productive future for kids.