<p>unfortunately that did not surprise me- in General- elementary teachers do not go into the classroom if they like and understand mathematics.</p>
<p>My D’s 5th grade teacher even told us at Parent night that she didn’t like math, that they would not emphasize it and would spend more time on creative writing.</p>
<p>It seems to be a circle- elementary teachers struggle with math- a few teachers can inspire students in middle and high school to higher level math, most of those people don’t become teachers, but others who struggled do and go on to teach the next generation.</p>
<p>“If you look at transcripts of some applicants for elementary school teaching positions, it’s possible you could see a transcript without anything math related. Someone could have last taken a math class in high school.”</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^Why I like distribution requirements</p>
<p>I must say however- that both my kids- while they have learning differences that make lower level math more difficult, love science and kids and have been finding ways to improve their math comfort level.</p>