[avacado]

"I would much rather see, at least for non-math/science majors, a year of high school math spent on EVERYDAY MATH........learning about mortgage loans, credit card terms, buying a car, whether a high-ticket item is a good deal or not, compound interest and mutual funds, etc. etc."

That would require basic algebra.

[babble-on]

i think for most people the concepts of algebra are not the problem, especially when you’re talking about one variable. The problem is the mathematical presentation. Mathematicians find algebraic notation intuitive and elegant, and people without that facility find it mind-boggling.