Hacker sounds like kind of an idiot. I really liked the point made that being able to analyze "The Old Man and the Sea" doesn't come up very often in day to da

Hacker sounds like kind of an idiot. I really liked the point made that being able to analyze "The Old Man and the Sea" doesn't come up very often in day to day life, but is still a good thing to be exposed to. Additionally, I appreciate the valid opinion that most teachers, particularly elementary, and to a lesser extent, middle school teachers have little to no math education. My mother actually changed majors and became a teacher because she did not have the prior education to pass calculus, and did not think she would ever be able to pass it. She's a very good teacher, and very smart, but it's for the best that she teaches HS English, and isn't required to teach math.