Comment Breathless Panic about nothing (Score 1) 1268
Jeez. There have always been lots of people who are crappy at math. And there still are. This is like reporting about rain. Yes - there is a general decline in math skills, but there has been a compensating advance in IQ and abstract reasoning. Society requires different skills than it used to - and frankly Math has always been of limited use to all but a chosen few.
There are admittedly problems with our society, but your average Joe messing up symbolic manipulation is not really one of the biggies, and should not be high on the list of things we are worried about. IMHO.