Over at Bitsy’s blog, I see that she posted an example of someone who is really lousy at some subject (Beer-Lambert law?). I was not that great at math in high school. Oh, I can add and subtract, multiply and divide, and do plenty of other easy things. It’s just once we got to two-column proofs and imaginary numbers that I thought that math might not be for me.
I remember one test I took had a question with a picture of a triangle. It said, “Using a two-column proof, prove that this is a triangle.” Seriously? I can’t just say it has three sides that connect at three points and be done? Sadly, I still don’t know how to prove that was a triangle. In fact, I just drew an arrow to the shape and was finished with that question.
Well, stories aside, here’s a picture I posted to facebook a few years ago that describes how I feel about math.
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I wish I could tell you I’d never felt like that little guy in the last picture doing a math problem myself, but . . .
Haha!
Ah, for the days of the two column proofs.
I’ve worked with Math Teachers who would probably have given you credit for that arrow!
I’m so glad those days are gone.
Sad thing is that I can’t remember if I didn’t get some credit for that. The teacher I had was the type that did that from time to time.
Now that I look at your blog, I see you live just down the street from me. I went to Grace Prep for high school. Perhaps you’ve heard of it?
Sorry, but no. We moved to Arlington in 2003. I’m from Baton Rouge.
maybe we’ll run into each other soon…