Algebra 101

Up until now none of the boys have brought home math that was too hard to help them with.  Usually they are able to finish it without help.


I suck at math.  In 9th grade, I was in a special math class.  I really appreciated my teacher, Mr. Shoun's patience.  Last night I was missing Mr. Shoun's math skills.  Sammy has a unit in Algebra that he is to do on his own.  It is called ISU... Independent Study Unit.  I have other things I call it.


Sanj apparently stinks at Math.  He just says he can't do math... that must not be required in the works of a Doctorate.  Um... my husband just got busted.  He says, as I read him the blog, "It's not that I can't do math... I just don't like it."   Wow!  Like I enjoyed pushing out 7 pounds of baby out of my being six times?  Like I enjoy cleaning poop and vomit?  Like I enjoy .... OK... He is in major trouble!


Let me go back to Algebra.  I am helping Sammy get part 1 done of the ISU.  Thankfully there are answers in the back.  So I work it out backwards.   Yet here is my question?  When in real life is algebra used?  Who really cares about what x is?  The only use that I have had for Algebra was to help my high school kid out.  Those that do use this in their lives, can't they just take it in University?


I guess I am not embracing the knowledge that I will get from being able to pass an Algebra test with flying colours and resent the fact that my kids have to be torched with this cruel and unusually punishment.

I was going to give examples of the math I did last night but don't know how to type the exponent on the computer.  Too bad...


At least now I know that Sanj is more than CAPABLE of doing this math.  I am thinking I am off the hook.  On the other side of this, it did force me to push myself past the point of comfort and guess what?  I am not too dumb to get some of it!  :)  That did feel pretty good!