Math

This was my creative writing rant about math.... Anyone else hate it?

Dear Mister Math Teacher,

Is my niece better at soccer than I was at math?
I’m sorry, but I’m officially resigning from math class early, wait.. why, you ask…
Well…. I really hate just sitting in class learning about these strange numbers and how you can simplify them. Why do we even want to simplify them anyways? Also, where do these numbers even come from?!
My theory is that they are a form of alien communication, derived from the planet ‘Mathematic’ where their beings are called ‘Mathematicians’. In fact, I’m not even sure I can spell that!
I hate this small desk where I can’t even move, while listening to some monotone teacher who explains formulas for a living. You see these “teachers” are a direct sub-class of the strange alien creatures ‘Mathematicians’.
In this desk where I sit unmoving, I can see the outside world and I don’t see any numbers relating to the quadratic equation….. however I do see a bus, number 70, I suppose I should add these numbers too! But wait! I don’t have to because buses (and their numbers) don’t relate to math class!
I can think of lot’s of examples of math in today’s world, it’s all the basics! Who needs a formula to eat ‘pie’!
Personally, I like pie! Pie is good! I love cherry and Pumpkin and blah, blah, but when you need a formula to divide it equally I’d rather not share in general! Whenever I hear the word, it makes me nauseas, because I hate math!
Seriously, it may say ‘Simple Quadratic Equation’ but believe you me, IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE! Who needs ‘a’ and ‘b’ plus ‘n’ minus ‘x’.
What happened to numbers?
And how are these letters supposed to relate to my future life out of school? Even if I could simplify these letters and put them in a smaller equation it wouldn’t do me any good if I don’t know what the numbers are! Sometimes we get one number and we have to figure out what the other ones are, but really, can that skill come in handy?!
What about square roots? Don’t get me started on those!(even though I’ve already started) Sure I know that 81 is 9 but honestly do we need to know what 4n square 7pq is? Is it even possible? And why is that a person can never figure out r=the answer to a problem they just made up?
Go ahead answer this...............
See I can’t even think of a question, because it’s too complicated! Just writing about it is too complicated and makes me mad! Extremely angry if you will, and if I have to take it again, just well Shoot Me! (Not really though, because that would hurt! So, just I don’t know… I think I feel a *cough* cold *cough* coming on *cough cough*!)

P.S Calculus is even worse… I can’t even tell you how much I hate it, because it’s optional…..

Math how Ioath thee, did anyone actually make it to the end of my rant? I could have writing more but just thinking about gets me angry....
June 17th, 2008 at 01:33am