Many people can not do math in their head. It is getting worse with the younger generation because of the way they are taught. Math is a lot of pure memory at the basic level. It takes time and practice to get good at it. I can remember having "Math Races" at the black board. YOU and another student doing problems the teacher would read you both. The fastest got to stay there and keep going on. The winner got a candy bar. I do mean a LARGE candy bar. I LIKED candy bars. LOL (Still do) So I practiced and practiced doing math fast and accurate. That skill has stayed with me over the years. You will become rusty if you do not keep with it.
Now back to the young people of today. Most of the ones that are teenagers today have been handed calculators since they where in the lower grade school classes. The "New" method is to teach the kids (theory) and let them use a calculator to do the actual math itself. That is great if your doing Trigonometry or some complicated math problem. It is not great for simple addition and subtraction. The end result is people that can not do math at even the basic level without a machine handy. So it is not the person being dumbed down it is a failure of the people teaching the youth of today. If you noticed I said people not just teachers. The parents are to blame too. My kids and grand kids can do math by hand and mentally. My wife and I taught my kids and then they taught their kids. So some of us need to look in the mirror when we blame the kids of today of not having certain skills.
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