tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post3207432366624202722..comments2023-07-02T06:58:17.224-04:00Comments on The Giggling Truckers Wife Writes: NumbersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-46249476860716226182012-11-17T21:48:03.100-05:002012-11-17T21:48:03.100-05:00Anne, That is what I discovered!! I can not belie...Anne, That is what I discovered!! I can not believe how much math I use every single day!! Course if someone would have told me back then that I would be writing for the fun of it, I would have laughed them right out of the room. I guess you just never know! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-28065178219695706622012-11-17T21:46:28.097-05:002012-11-17T21:46:28.097-05:00Kelly, I agree completely!! Thank you for stopping...Kelly, I agree completely!! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-73293235671490606032012-11-17T21:45:36.235-05:002012-11-17T21:45:36.235-05:00Tony, that is amazing that your mum was so sharp a...Tony, that is amazing that your mum was so sharp at mental arithmetic! WOW. I can do some maths in my head, but I am much better if I can write it down. Calculus is just scary. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments!! So pleased you stopped by!♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-66138237738293393332012-11-17T21:42:28.299-05:002012-11-17T21:42:28.299-05:00Loki-Lou, I hated story problems so much!! LOL I ...Loki-Lou, I hated story problems so much!! LOL I would get that deer in the headlights look and would be lost. They confused me so much!! I can't believe you pulled that goat remark! I bet that teacher was so pi$$ed. LMAO!! No wonder you got detention. Thank you for stopping in to read and for your kind comments!♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-32053386728754267202012-11-16T12:07:20.315-05:002012-11-16T12:07:20.315-05:00I was bad at Math too and happily parted ways with...I was bad at Math too and happily parted ways with it after high school. Yet more and more these days, I'm finding out life is really made of numbers. The joke must really be on me.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640511681168230116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-70392694585625279222012-11-15T23:10:45.525-05:002012-11-15T23:10:45.525-05:00high school math has sure caused a lot of people t...high school math has sure caused a lot of people to dislike numbers! Kelly @ Way Past Fabuloushttp://www.waypastfab.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-34437739517742342402012-11-15T16:25:04.045-05:002012-11-15T16:25:04.045-05:00I always enjoyed maths, and even though she didn&#...I always enjoyed maths, and even though she didn't have a clue when I started to learn decimals, my Mum (who left school at 12) was a wizz at mental arithmetic and helped teach me some good shortcuts to help add and subtract numbers.<br /><br />It was only when I got to study my A levels at school (advanced exams) and moved onto things like calculus that I found maths was getting too hard for me.Tony Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517279281978677708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-31691202507642349732012-11-15T15:35:04.883-05:002012-11-15T15:35:04.883-05:00Gosh I remember the maths problems hidden in stori...Gosh I remember the maths problems hidden in stories...it really didn't help! I especially remember one when I was learning algebra that was about building a pen for a goat - I answered the whole thing with "I would NEVER buy a goat so don't need a pen!" That smart ass remark got me 3 weeks of detention. <br /><br />I hated math! Loki-Louhttp://oystercardjunkie.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-68865304519984706562012-11-15T09:17:22.075-05:002012-11-15T09:17:22.075-05:00Jenn, you were lucky to have some good teachers ea...Jenn, you were lucky to have some good teachers early on. I think mine ruined me. If I would have had the teacher I had for Algebra in college in 9th grade it would have been a whole different ball game. Not that I would have become some nerdy math geek, but I might have taken more math classes in high school and learned to excel more. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-43379307865221266562012-11-15T09:14:56.225-05:002012-11-15T09:14:56.225-05:00Purple Dreamer, I so agree with you about those im...Purple Dreamer, I so agree with you about those imaginary numbers!!! LOL It took a professor at college to make sense and clear out the cobwebs in my head too. We agree and are alike on so many levels! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-91466011567341137962012-11-15T09:12:56.338-05:002012-11-15T09:12:56.338-05:00JoJo, I have become fairly accomplished in the mat...JoJo, I have become fairly accomplished in the math that I use every day. Once they got down to those imaginary numbers, I never did catch on. If they are imaginary, why should I care or bother to learn them? That attitude got me an F on that quiz. LOL Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-49365968681566514132012-11-15T09:10:48.608-05:002012-11-15T09:10:48.608-05:00Jo, I think you may have something there. Thank y...Jo, I think you may have something there. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-45215336633948018952012-11-15T06:37:33.160-05:002012-11-15T06:37:33.160-05:00Thinking on Math teachers-- I either had one of tw...Thinking on Math teachers-- I either had one of two kinds. I either had the teachers that knew how to solve every equation without effort--and they could explain to you step by step how to solve it--but if you were confused--they could never explain to you how to see it differently. Then there were the teachers that could take a math problem and help you understand it in a way you could get. Moving around a lot I had more of the former than the latter but it made me appreciate the latter even more. <br /><br />I guess I had enough good teachers to embrace math...and I still do to this day. I love numbers, number patterns, word problems, anything to challenge my brain!!<br /><br />Cheers, JennJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559573562599754752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-47945965838641992902012-11-14T22:27:55.538-05:002012-11-14T22:27:55.538-05:00I also hated math as a kid. I hated it from 3rd g...I also hated math as a kid. I hated it from 3rd grade through junior year of university. Then I had a professor that finally made sense of the jumbled mess of numbers (I mean seriously, imaginary numbers? What's the point of solving for that?!)<br /><br />Now, I love math and it's my favorite subject to teach, because as you observed, numbers really are everywhere, and EVERYTHING we do involves math to some degree. I just wish we could actually learn math when we are younger in a way that doesn't scare the pants off of us!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021412971457928634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-86633985104740983352012-11-14T21:40:16.306-05:002012-11-14T21:40:16.306-05:00I. Hate. Math. My mom sucked at it too so I was g...I. Hate. Math. My mom sucked at it too so I was given a pass on my bad grades. I went for extra help all the time and failed every test. I just can't start the problem. And I also had a teacher that hit the roof when I used a different method to arrive at the same answer. My geometry teacher asked if I was stupid when I was at the board and couldn't start a proof. The other day at my craft show, I was having a hard time just making change. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-26220709803140086252012-11-14T21:01:33.886-05:002012-11-14T21:01:33.886-05:00I'm glad you finally got comfortable with numb...I'm glad you finally got comfortable with numbers because we surely do live in a world full of them. <br /> My brother barely passed high school and yet, when he was a bit older and decided he needed more education, he found math and even history quite to his liking and very easy classes. I think it's all about being ready and seeing a need for what you are studying.<br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-18490283241792107962012-11-14T20:58:46.047-05:002012-11-14T20:58:46.047-05:00Glen, no truer words were ever uttered my friend! ...Glen, no truer words were ever uttered my friend! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind insightful comments!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-49384947248588602872012-11-14T17:58:10.902-05:002012-11-14T17:58:10.902-05:00teachers can be a right pain. but sometimes they a...teachers can be a right pain. but sometimes they accidentally learn you stuff when you aren't looking.. -) Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562111165943505509noreply@blogger.com