Even More Math
Today we had a quiz in my math class. The quiz was easy enough, even though there were a couple of confusing questions. I just took my time going through it and I'm pretty sure I did okay. There was one girl in the class though who took offense to the quiz and tried to blame the instructor for not answering her questions. He simply told her that she has to ask her questions in order for him to answer them. Every day he starts out with 'so does anyone have any questions', and he asks the same question throughout the hour we have for class. At any of those times she could have piped up and asked him to clarify something. When most of the class left (we got to leave right after we finished the quiz), she stormed up to the front of the room and proceeded to try to drag Boring Math Guy over the coals. He didn't take the bait, and she stormed back to her seat, started slamming her things back into her bag and left in a very angry huff. All the while muttering to herself about asking questions and how he was a bad instructor. Boring Math Guy isn't bad as instructors go, but he does tend to over-complicate things a little too much. He goes at a pace that is easy to follow, but not so slow that most of the class is bored to tears (the pace is fine, the delivery needs work). I'm hoping to get Norse God instructor again for my next math class. Whenever I see him in the hallway (he uses the classroom I'm in right after my class) I ask him if he found out what math he was going to be teaching next quarter.
I had Himself look at the math problems we did in class yesterday, and I was right! There is a much easier way (not using letters or any funky numbers) to do one of the problems. I still have to learn the 'long' way, since Boring Math Guy wants us to do it that way on the tests, but at least now I know I can check my answers with the easier way.
Nothing is making sense today. I think I jostled a few too many brain cells during kick boxing (which is getting easier day by day) today. We did a lot of jumping and punching, and he taught us a new combo at the end of class: jab, cross, bob and weave, side kick, front kick. Most of the class ended up doing two side kicks, but the instructor doesn't really care, as long as we're moving and keeping our heart-rate up.
Well, I need to go and get some protein in my system before I starve.
M
I had Himself look at the math problems we did in class yesterday, and I was right! There is a much easier way (not using letters or any funky numbers) to do one of the problems. I still have to learn the 'long' way, since Boring Math Guy wants us to do it that way on the tests, but at least now I know I can check my answers with the easier way.
Nothing is making sense today. I think I jostled a few too many brain cells during kick boxing (which is getting easier day by day) today. We did a lot of jumping and punching, and he taught us a new combo at the end of class: jab, cross, bob and weave, side kick, front kick. Most of the class ended up doing two side kicks, but the instructor doesn't really care, as long as we're moving and keeping our heart-rate up.
Well, I need to go and get some protein in my system before I starve.
M
posted by Morrigan Le Fey at 9:37 AM
2 Comments:
Ah, yes, the whole "letters in place of numbers" thingy. They do that in case you don't have all the numbers you need to complete the question. However, I figure you could always grab some kind of estimate and finish it that way. Maybe that's why I always got such "lovely" grades in math.
My Girly girl is doing second grade math. They've already introduced the letter concept: 7+X= 15.
I guess I can brag that my 7 year-old is doing algebra!
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