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....
I'll join you! Many college graduates can't do any simple math, mentally. They can't decide or even think of what is cheaper of two different sizes of the same product in a supermarket.
Many recent graduate engineers "trust" what the computer "says" even if it's totally an unacceptable answer due to the wrong input.
Our communist educators made sure that your "feeling and judgment" is paramount. This translates to the meaning of symbols to the individual. No flunking policy to promote "self-esteem" contributes to dumbing down the kids by deleting personal responsibility.
It's pathetic, to say the least.