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Written by Erin Frustaci - View Profile
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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I remember quite clearly sitting in trigonometry in high school thinking the ever classic line that runs through every teenager's mind.
"Am I ever going to use this?"
And more times than not it is followed by a resounding “No”. Then we become wiser with age.
Of course there is probably a high percentage of information you learn along the way and never revisit again in your lifetime.
Math was never a favorite subject of mine. As soon as I finished the last of my math courses, I tucked all that math knowledge away.
And for the most part, I don't typically bring it back out, but maybe I should.
This last week, while I was busy writing the winter sports stories for this week's issue, I was blind-sided by a math problem. I needed to calculate percentages, which I probably haven’t done since I learned how to do them. Surprisingly though that math suitcase of mine swung open from the back of my mind.
Throughout the day, I stumbled into several other math problems and tackled them with ease. I guess I paid more attention in those math classes than I thought. I also guess our minds are capable of much more than we give them credit for.
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Who needs to tuck knowledge away...
Written by felix on 2006-10-31 20:01:54
... when there is Google! Ha, nowadays we have the perfect excuse not to waste precious brain space with knowledge we would likely only use once or twice in our lifetimes. :) In any case, kudos to you for remembering how to do those math problems... |
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