I admit I'm a maths ignoramus. But my verbal and written communication skills are very highly developed, as is  my so-called emotional intelligence. I chose to go with my strengths and have had three different careers in my life, none of which involved arithmetic or the hard sciences.  Society should recognize that people can thrive and prosper doing what interests them and what they do best. They can rely on others to do what they cannot. (By the way, in secondary school, I had the best math teacher in Ontario. He was charismatic and clear, and helpful. I still flunked math, partly because I wasn't interested.)