> * Math education is generally broken in the US. That means that students are not ready for the rigourous thinking and numeracy demanded in STEM. They struggle

> * Math education is generally broken in the US. That means that students are not ready for the rigourous thinking and numeracy demanded in STEM. They struggle understanding the basics of mathematics and computational thinking because they never have had it before, so the 'elite' students who do know what they are doing stand out. Also even the programs considered good, generally AP or IB, are chock full of bad incentives. Most rankings are based upon pass rates, making the dominant strategy teaching students to perform well on the test by analyzing problem frequencies and released grading guides. This ends up being teaching an algorithm rather than reasoning skills.