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TexasProgresive

(12,298 posts)

7. That brings up another memory

Reply to adirondacker (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:07 PM

Nov 2013

My Mom made here living as a mathematician and scientific programmer detested statistics. She came close to failing it. HMMM!!! maybe that's where I get my stubborn, stupid streak. I failed HS physics because I hated the teacher. How stupid is that?

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The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' [View all] eridani Nov 2013 OP

My theory is TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #1

That is really outstanding of you, and you have my highest respects. adirondacker Nov 2013 #2

I had an asshole math teacher in high school gopiscrap Nov 2013 #3

It must have been a prerequisite for the job during our generation (the shitty math teacher) adirondacker Nov 2013 #4

yeah it might have been gopiscrap Nov 2013 #5

That brings up another memory TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #7

Interesting... adirondacker Nov 2013 #8

"Math is such a cumulative subject" Indeed eridani Nov 2013 #6

Precisely! There Are Rules that cannot be broken. It took me a while to figure that out :) nt adirondacker Nov 2013 #9

Yeah, right, it's all the teacher's fault. duffyduff Nov 2013 #10

True texshelters Nov 2013 #11

I'm bad at math. LWolf Nov 2013 #12