Commentary Math is timeless and it is useful. No matter what historical period, students were invariably learning about topics such as adding and subtracting, fractions, the order of operations, long division, and place value. There is no question that math skills are important for everyone. Whether you need to make change in the store or must figure out how much lumber to purchase to build a new fence, math is a big part of our day-to-day lives. Even the ubiquitous calculator has not eliminated our need for basic math skills. People don’t have time to pull out their phones every time they add another item to their grocery carts, nor do they want to be totally dependent on technology to answer simple math problems. Simply put, technology will never take the place of human reasoning. Given the importance of learning math, it’s not surprising that parents want teachers to teach …