It has been a long four months since I last posted. Kudos to the twelve of you who check in vain hope that I will have posted something that week.
This being in school thing is . . . all-consuming. It’s even harder when you have a big family and have to figure out how to make money in the mean time. Note to future generations: the big flub of the last fifteen years of my life was neglecting to do school while I had the freedom of being single with no kids. It would have been so much easier. And I would have remembered algebra and geometry.
This past semester (I took my last final yesterday) was the hardest so far: Psychology (Development Over the Lifespan), Algebra and Microbiology. In psych I submitted a position paper that was pretty decent. I got an A for the semester. In algebra I got a B, and I didn’t even do any homework. Sooner or later I’ll have to figure out how to factor and divide polynomials. But I’ll never use it in the real world.
This is one of the frustrating things to me about higher math . . . it is rarely used in real life. When is the last time you had to divide 2–7/4ths by 11/13ths? Sure you could do it if you absolutely had to, but most real world situations are quite simple.
I had an epiphany during math class. Most other subjects have natural problems that can be figured out. Science looks for DNA structure and enzymatic interactions, for instance. They didn’t create the problem, they’re just trying to figure it out. But math creates its own problems. It’s built-in job security.
More to come.
2 comments:
I just found your blog, after going "why does that name sound familiar?" It's because your beautiful wife (who is kind and sweet at apparently all hours of the day) sometimes make me lattes at Leawood Starbucks! I am glad I found your blog! What a beautiful family! We will be praying for you guys.- a spouse of a fellow IHOPer.
Just the other day, I was like: "what's 16% of 3.75?" Naw. You're right. USELESS! I'm afraid Brian will be in the same boat as you eventually. He's taken a few classes already, but he hasn't gotten full-on invested in getting his degree yet. Although, I have no complaints. He has certainly used his time wisely and learned SO many important things that I don't know how we would've survived without his knowing. School will be so easy for him...just freakin' tedious is all. He already reads constantly...the hard stuff, so I know he won't have trouble being motivated. I think he'll just be frustrated...like you..thinking, "what is the point of this?" We'll pray for your endurance and time management skills. Won't it feel SO good to be done some day!!?
~steph
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