I was screwing up in high school algebra and I discovered I could program my TI-86 to do my math homework for me. I distinctly remember struggling with FOIL (fi

I was screwing up in high school algebra and I discovered I could program my TI-86 to do my math homework for me. I distinctly remember struggling with FOIL (first, inner, outer, last) and I would mess up one of the calculations doing it manually so my end answer would be wrong. I always got harassed for not showing my work. I had a better way I didn't need to. The calculator did it for me. This was one of my first experiences being punished for my gift. The teacher hated me for this creativity and instead of working with me to figure out how to get the program to show the work so I could get full credit, she just dismissed me as "doing it wrong". Awful teacher. I love programming but I am having a tragically awful time trying to find work in my career after a few years of underemployment and unemployment.