Good. grief.
But on second thought, students today are probably confused because the “greater than” and “less than” symbols are introduced at the same time as the equal sign in the pathetic math textbooks used in our elementary schools. This wasn’t done 50 years ago when students had no trouble grasping the “equal to” concept. College students today can’t pass the eighth grade math proficiency tests of the 1940s.
So I guess being an Engineer, as I am, I should ask for a huge raise since none of the new hires get it? Hummm... Possibilities....