> I know too many adults who don't like to read, hate math... - they never would have learned to read or do basic math if they had not been forced at some point.

I only liked to learn math in 9th grade, a little late, relatively speaking. It all came down to me changing teachers, it turns out my high-school math teacher was way better at doing his job compared to the teacher I had previously had. Had I been asked before 9th grade if I had had any interest in math I would had most certainly said "no".