What's more Important to you reading or math?

I honestly feel that reading is more important, I remember my math techer saying that Math was more important, while I agree to some extent we aren't all bankers, accountants, or engineers. I say this because in my 2 years after graduating I haven't done one complex Math problem until I got back into college. The closest I came to math was just counting my money for work and using money at stores. But I read everyday, books, article, etc...

I don't get why so many Americans frown upon reading, because honestly it's the way that our information is fed to us everday, we don't read in numbers, our news articles aren't in numbers, out books aren't in numbers. Reading is more important, but sadly a lot ot people(even adults) can't read on even a 5th grade level, and frown upon reading anything.

To me, I see reading as universal, but math as career based.

You have to be able to read to do math! (word problems and such)

Well you're going to be reading all your life regardless of your career.

To me, I see reading as universal, but math as career based.

Legendaryscmt

To me, I see reading as universal, but math as career based.

Legendaryscmt

You have to be able to read to do math outside of a very math-specific career that you won't possibly get without the ability to read, so reading.

Well if you have a life then you wont rely on false realities you make up from reading for your only exitement. I doubt people at your school cared how much you read.JackTehRipper66

Reading, because you have to read math word problems

And people please, don't turn this into an argument this isn't an argument downplaying anybody's career choice at all. Don't turn this into an argument, make it a discussion.