There was statement made early on in the article that most teachers had no post secondary training in math. This is probably true as anyone who took mathematics in university probably didn't have their sights set on teaching grade three or grade six. One does have to wonder though, since basic math skills have remained constant, how we have all these high skilled individuals walking around today who came through the system thirty and forty years ago . Back then all you needed was a high school diploma and teacher training and away you went. If the programme is a problem for the teachers and a problem for the students, you would think you would look at the programme. Math skills are still math skills,how they are presented must be the issue here