Can most schools do a better job of teaching fractions? Undoubtedly. But fractions ARE critical to math education. Not becuse we use them in everyday life. Bu

Can most schools do a better job of teaching fractions? Undoubtedly. But fractions ARE critical to math education. Not becuse we use them in everyday life. But because the same operations and techniques you use to add/subtract/multiply/divide fractions in 4th grade are the ones you’ll need to use to solve a basic algebraic equation in 8th or a calculus equation in 12th grade. If you don’t understand those techniques and how and why they work, you’re going to have a hell of a time understanding even junior high level math.