当地时间17日，苏纳克在伦敦一所大学演讲时表示，“反数学心态”影响经济发展。
Rishi Sunak has said an "anti-maths mindset" is holding the economy back.
他在演讲中还批评“数学不好也没关系的文化认知”，认为这样的理念会让孩子们无法获得在工作中所需的技能，从而“处于劣势”。
In his speech, Sunak criticised the "cultural sense that it's okay to be bad at maths". explaining that it puts children "at a disadvantage" for failing to equip them with skills needed in a workplace.
“我们要改变这种反数学心态。我们要开始重视计算能力，这是一项重要的技能，跟阅读一样基础，”苏纳克说，“这事关改变我们这个国家如何对待数学的看法。”
"We've got to change this anti-maths mindset. We've got to start prizing numeracy for what itis a key skill every bit as essential as reading," Sunak said, "It's about changing how wevalue maths in this country."
苏纳克补充道:“我们不能坐视糟糕的计算能力造成每年上百亿的经济损失......我们要从根本上改变教育系统，给予年轻人所需要的知识和技能，这也是我们商业上所需要的，从而让我们可以和世界最好的企业来竞争。”
He added: "We simply cannot allow poor numeracy to cost our economy tens of billions ayear.. We have to fundamentally change our education system, so it gives our young peoplethe knowledge and skills they need - and that our businesses need - to compete with thebest in the world.'
此外，苏纳克还宣布成立专家小组，协助政府研究数学教育问题，专家成员包括数学家、教育界领导以及商界代表等。
An advisory group made up of mathematicians, education leaders and business representatives will be set up to assist the government.
苏纳克的宣言得到了教育领域的部分支持，但也有人指出落实相关政策需要更多专业教师以及更多资金。
There has been some support for Sunak's announcement across the education sector, butcritics have warned that in order to deliver on the policy there needs to be more specialist teachers and more funding.
2026年9月11日