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And they move them on of the then when they learn algebra, it falls apart. this simple thing about every number going down to 9 is something i discovered that i believe is the missing chapter in math. if every kid would learn this when they're nine years old, every number on the planet earth would go back to their age. it would make them feel their every number is their friend, create number sense. >> gretchen: sort with zero instead of 1. >> i teach kids to go 0, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. when you turn on a calculator, it turns at zero. that's what we need to do. >...

Over tomorrow and wednesday, we'll find some of the best math athletes in america. my job is to celebrate them like our athletes. >> gretchen: you're challenging president obama and mitt romney to that as well? >> i beg the people running for the most important office, and the running mates and the members of congress because we have a math challenge in america and that's our national debt. i wonder if anybody in congress can do arithmetic. nobody can keep track of the interest, no less the payments and debts we're going through. tuesday, do your debates. but wednesday, i hope everybody in con...