Arabic Numerals in School Draw Strong Opposition in Brookings Register Poll [View all]

The Brookings Register is messing with its online readers’ heads. As I scroll through their website, they throw me a poll asking, “Should schools in America teach Arabic Numerals as part of their curriculum?”

The poll asks a couple other questions, then throws some dihydrogen monoxide on the Shariaphobia evident in the responses:



As of XVI:XX this afternoon, LVII per cento of MMMMLXXIV respondents oppose teaching children those sinister Arabic numerals. Another XIV per cento chose not to register an opinion on this controversial question of Arabic influence in education.

Your Saturday afternoon challenge is to think of any good (i.e., not bigoted or ignorant) reason for anyone to respond NO to this poll question. Indian nationalists demanding proper recognition for their role in creating our number system? Binary devotees?

http://dakotafreepress.com/2019/05/11/arabic-numerals-in-school-draw-strong-opposition-in-brookings-register-poll/
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