Lawmakers Worried About Math

Not every student learns the same but that should not be an excuse for them not to learn math. Maybe schools need to be flexible in how they teach the course so that even those who seem lost can learn the concepts and feel good about it. Maybe students who do have difficulty with advanced math can take a course in some sort of "advanced survivors math" which would entail basic math, but also math skills they would need as an adult. This could include: how to write & balance a check book, how to read a bank statement or utility bill, how to compound interest, what it means to bounce a check, how to invest & save, basis statistics and how to read & understand statistics, how to make change (without using a cash register), etc. Sometimes I think math scares kids to the point where they shut down and never learn even the basics that they will need as an adult. Anyone comments on this?