Many math teachers in our public schools ... don't know any math. And some states are hiding this fact.The study of mathematics is essential for learning how to think. Mathematics is as close to logic as any other science. If a person can't add and subtract -- then that person will have a very difficult time thinking logically.Keeping that in mind, a children's advocacy group, Education Trust, has announced that not a lot of America's math teachers have much training in math. Using numbers from the U.S. Department of Education, the Education Trust report noted:* In poorer school districts two fifths of the math teachers are without a college major or certification in math.* In schools with large minority populations, unqualified teachers teach one third of the math classes.It follows that many inner city school children are not learning math. And if they grow up ignorant of mathematics, they are likely to grow up being unable to think rationally.So much for "No Child Left...(Read Full Post)