absolutely sad. Would you mind if I sent to people on my email list? I will with hold the name of course.

Instead of having "answers" on a math test, they should just call them "impressions," and if you got a different "impression," so what, can't we all be brothers?

RE; Math in our elementary schools.

Most people don't know this. In America, elementary school teachers are not required to be proficient in math. Math Proficiency is not required until high school. Most elementary teachers don't have math background, so they really don't feel confortable teaching math. Some even have math anxiety. Hence they're stuck depending heavily on the instruction book and answer sheet. Some don't realize that 8/7 is equivalent to 1 1/7. If the answer sheet says the answer is 1 1/7, then 8/7 is wrong. Math anxiety is a growing concern. I believe it has kept people as employees where their pay check is calculated for them. Even the tax code is set up for the Educated (business owners) and the uneducated (employees).