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by blitz_skull 1074 days ago
Do factors matter?

Unless you can mass edit all the factors, then it remains that some people simply cannot do math past a certain level.

But for what it’s worth, it was a very small school in a VERY poor area. (Median income probably at or below $20k / year) The teaching was actually above-average for the area, but probably below average over a national rating.

I do think factors matter in my personal anecdote of my particular high school. However my LIFE has reinforced my observations: most people are profoundly bad at math, from a seemingly fundamental level.