Rather than dig into the question of whether higher-level math (like calculus) is really good for the masses or not, I think it's pretty clear that there's stil

Rather than dig into the question of whether higher-level math (like calculus) is really good for the masses or not, I think it's pretty clear that there's still plenty of room for improvement in making sure that basic quantitative and critical reasoning skills are taught more broadly and substantially than they are, at present.