I used just basic math as a Sr Financial Analyst of 30 some years. Never used calculus, Algebra, Chemistry, Biology.
Percent changes, division, add, subtract. Used formula’s in Excel, Pivot tables, etc.
Teach the basics in math for 4 years or until the student gets it. If students are going to be engineer, chemist, etc, let them take those Advanced Math and other subjects but not mandatory for every student who can’t even learn how to divide.
Teach how to make change without calculator or cash resister. Teach budgeting money. Teach rate of investment for savings, teach interest rates you will pay buying a home or a car, etc.
“If students are going to be engineer, chemist, etc, let them take those Advanced Math and other subjects but not mandatory for every student who can’t even learn how to divide.”
When were they ever mandatory?
You should write a letter thanking those people who understood math and wrote all those formulas and algorithms to make it possible for you to do your job. And maybe you should also thank to software QA folks who verify every one of them on a routine basis. Bad algorithms and formulas can cause bridge collapses, reactor melt downs, and plane crashes just like incompetence can.
I agree.