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Really good book on the subject that deals with why/ramifications of a society that's okay with "I can't do math" as a reasonable thing for an otherwise educated person.

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences John Allen Paulos http://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its...



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