Note that this is a person who makes budget decisions. Whenever people tell me math isn't important, I can't help but compare it to spelling/grammar mistakes: a

Note that this is a person who makes budget decisions. Whenever people tell me math isn't important, I can't help but compare it to spelling/grammar mistakes: a member of the school board would never send out a professional document that had spelling errors, but a math error, hey, what's the problem? It's just the budget.