Is this a widespread phenomenon, or a few dumb administrators in a few places? The article doesn't give much context. In a country of 350M people, "some" schoo

Is this a widespread phenomenon, or a few dumb administrators in a few places? The article doesn't give much context. In a country of 350M people, "some" schools are going to block hopscotch or using improper fractions for whatever dumb reason. Why should I care?