In school, the dominant way of conveying ideas is through words. Words can be great barriers to learning. Matthew Petersen shows and explains how we can .brTook from TED Talks, by Matthew Peterson, shortened it for a presentation.brSeventy percent of students fail Algebra 1. This has catastrophic implications, according to Dr. Matthew Peterson. The creator of a visually-based approach to .brbrThis talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Is 26 proficiency in math acceptable to you? Thats the question .