I'm sad you feel that way; in most cases, you can teach an algorithmic approach without it necessarily appearing mathematical, and that could easily in turn hel

I'm sad you feel that way; in most cases, you can teach an algorithmic approach without it necessarily appearing mathematical, and that could easily in turn help solve the problem you point out with "most people". At the end of the day it's not about the tech, it's about the world around us - you can take an algorithmic approach to almost anything and end up with increased chances of success. This just isn't a bad thing to teach.