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>Do you remember learning to factor quadrilateral equations? x2 -32x +12? Why were you taught this? Why did they spend hours drilling you on such clearly useles
by iskander 17y ago
>Do you remember learning to factor quadrilateral equations? x2 -32x +12? Why were you taught this? Why did they spend hours drilling you on such clearly useless content? Simple: you were being trained to be a compliant cog, someone who could mindlessly follow instructions as opposed to seeking out innovation and surprise.
Oh god...
- SapphireSun 17y agoIt was because that concept was really useful :P I factor them all the time when trying to engineer things.
- yagibear 17y agoI liked the quadrilateral (as opposed to quadratic) touch.
- anatoly 17y agoAnd the x2 (as opposed to x^2) touch.
- JohnnyBrown 17y agoThe sharp ones get a different lesson from high school algebra: Apply your mind, find the pattern, and you'll get better results out of less work than everyone else.
- Andys 17y agoI have to admit, I was annoyed when I discovered the world of discrete maths that high school focused so much on calculus and algebra. I think my class maths would have been better off understanding how to tackle counting and probability problems to restore some balance.