but I kind of wish we could have a little "Math - WAY more fun than you remember" thing at a F2F sometime. We could play games, do logic puzzles, get all excited and enthusiastic over number theory and imaginary numbers, and generally try to reverse some childhood trauma.

Actually, if you could get me over my near phobia of algebra, that would be awesome. Because I NEVER understood it, I scraped through all my algebra-related classes by clinging to "when in doubt, X = 8", and I still mildly freak out when confronted with mathy stuff.

Anti-ick~ma for them that needs it.

Yeah, I managed to get through college and grad school without ever learning Algebra (Hooray for the wild and woolly '70s). I have had to really study hard to get a grasp on it for this test I am taking (yikes) Saturday. It's actually cool how equations balance out and how it all makes lovely logical sense. PEMBAS, baby! Still, NOT something I wanted to learn at this advanced age.

If you could REtake any class what would it be?

Mine is AP American History with Mr. Flatley.

The big fat text book was only a jumping-off point for him. He had supplimentary books and files and files of articles he'd collected over the years. We got multiple views of almost everything -- contemporary documents, modern analysis, things dug up by archeologists... It was so special we knew even then how special it was. He has long since retired, I can only imagine the class he'd be teaching with the reach of the internet.

I kick ass at geometry and anything where I can say "this number represents that thing, and that number represents this thing, and I can see how the things relate, and now I see how the numbers describe that." Math where it is X=q+g except after c or whatever--no. I keep asking, "But why does it equal that!", and my teachers said, "Just go with it, will you?"

{{DJ}} & ~ma!

All necessry ~ma to Daisy Jane.

Actually, if you could get me over my near phobia of algebra, that would be awesome. Because I NEVER understood it, I scraped through all my algebra-related classes by clinging to "when in doubt, X = 8", and I still mildly freak out when confronted with mathy stuff.

I gave up on math after taking Algebra twice in high school. I was not accepting of the c's but the second time around did not get any better.

I chose both my master's programs partially because neither required the GRE (a minor yet critical distinction) Thanks to two very compassionate stats classes in each of those programs, I am no longer terrified of math. God bless adult education.

I need to take some stats classes.

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When administrators at Rancho Bernardo, his suburban San Diego high school, announced the district was cutting spending on supplies by nearly a third, Farber had a problem.

"Tough times call for tough actions," he says. So he started selling ads on his test papers: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, $30 for a semester final.

I'd love to take classes on Electronics, computers, and small business financing. Also, maybe a class on grant writing or something.

ION:

Hello fellow worker bees. I understand in the world of accounting, you get a lot of papers across your desk. But always calling me asking which account to charge something to when there is a spot from Fed Ex to list that, and I use it, is growing tiresome. If I got the invoice first, I'd happily circle it repeatedly. Alas, you get it first. So kindly look in that box.

Signed,

Trying to be efficient office worker.