(originally posted on myspace 05/03/2005)
In second grade, I took a math test consisting of 20 simple multiplication questions. I always loved and excelled at math, so of course I was done first. While the other students (aka losers) toiled over these complex questions, I spent the remainder of time making sure my paper was tidy - erasing any stray pencil marks or smudges so my paper would be perfect.
I handed in the test.
I get it back and have a 95. Ninety-five!!! What the hell?!?! I knew I had 100% of them right! How could I have a lousy and imperfect ninety five??
I looked over the test paper and immediately zoomed in on the one I got 'wrong'. It was 8 times 5. My answer was "4" but if you looked a little more closely, you could see I had accidentally erased the "0" from the "40" while cleaning my paper with my eraser.
Even at the tender age of 7, I remember being so mad and upset. I knew I deserved that hundred. But I was painfully shy and didn't try to show the teacher why I felt I deserved a hundred. Instead, I accepted my stupid 95.
And I'm sure I cried all night...
5 comments:
For the longest time I felt math was the equivalent of learning a dead language, meaning I was pretty much incapable of learning it.
I just finished my first semester back in college and received the highest A (in all of my classes) in math. It was a surreal realization, to say the least.
I won't be switching from my beloved history to major in math, but I certainly feel much more capable of handling the subject.
Jennifer, we're opposites in that regard. I would hate to take history. It's just not my thing, so I give you a ton of credit for being successful in math. You go, girl :)
Numbers are the only thing that make sense to me. I love formulas and absolute answers. Math is consistent, dependable and beautiful. I <3 math!
BitchCakes I love you and have lurked on your blog for awhile. However, the fact that you love math just puts me over the top. Nice to see another fellow girl mathlover.
Thank you Sarah. I assume that means you're a numbers gal too. Yay!
Yes, a numbers gal through and through. Engineering professor.
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