hundreds of college professors including ivy league professors design this letter that this is not a good thing. part of the letter reads reducing access to advanced mathematics and elevating trendy but shallow courses over foundational skills would cause lasting damage to stem education in the country and exacerbate inequality by diminishing access to the school needed for social mobility. i m glad this letter was written. what do you think about it? it comes for good reason. math is not racist. it can t be. they are numbers. they are colorblind, they behave the same way for black or white or asians or latinos or anyone else and while we are distracted with this nonsense and that is what it is, the united states despite being the richest country in the world investing billions in its educational system is ranked 30 eighth in math when compared with other countries in the world. china is ahead of us, toddler