A strong background in reading skills is the basis for all other disciplines, including mathematics and science,

Teaching reading is rocket science, ... You need somebody in each of these schools who knows how to do it, and that reading specialist has to be looked at as sacred ground, not as someone who can be pulled out every time you need a classroom covered.

It is really puzzling because we have grade-by-grade content standards in both reading and mathematics. But it appears that these are only paying off for mathematics. This really calls for a deeper exploration into why mathematics is doing so much better.

To be able to do this, you have to have a propensity for computer science skills, which are logic, mathematics and detail.

Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders.

Mathematics is the only science where one never knows what one is talking about nor whether what is said is true