Johan looked at the Mathematical literacy SAG's and did a critique of the paper based on that. Thank you so much for making the time and effort to do this. Now we all can use it as a base to take the discussion further.
In this discussion Johan gives us a article post of what it cost to raise a puppy. Very relevant. Haw can we take this forward into a great lessonplan?
"it turns out that most people who consider themselves proficient at digesting number based health information, when called upon, often end up performing quite poorly on problems requiring numeracy." (thanx Johan 4 sharing this link)
I have read the attached article in Die Burger of 10 August 2012. The article confirms the urgent need for the teaching of mathematical literacy. It strengthen the view that if a person can do and understand maths he or she is not necessarily mathematical literate or numerate.
"Online social network sites like Facebook and Twitter became common destinations for young people. Throughout the world, young people are logging in, creating elaborate profiles, publicly articulating their relationships with other participants, and writing extensive comments back and forth. South Africa was not left behind and Facebook became increasingly popular amongst people of all ages. Figure 1 below gives a summary of the total number of Facebook users in South Africa from March 2011 to July 2011. Study Figure 2.1 and answer the questions that follow:"