The website National Numeracy (national numeracy.org.uk) defines numeracy as "having the confidence and skill to use numbers and mathematical approaches in all aspects of life - at work, in practical everyday activities at home and beyond, as consumers, in managing our finances, as parents helping our children learn, as patients making sense of health information, as citizens understanding the world about us."  Each semester, GCC faculty can take workshops on topics such as "Writing About Statistics" both to strengthen their own numeracy skills and to help students view numeracy as an essential part of strong critical thinking.