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> classes I dropped after the first hour (astronomy, because it was all math) Yet another cultural figure stating without embarrassment how bad they are at mat
by fatjokes 12y ago
> classes I dropped after the first hour (astronomy, because it was all math)
Yet another cultural figure stating without embarrassment how bad they are at math.
- elinchrome 12y agoClearly he optimized his brain for arts. Why would he be good at math?
- fatjokes 12y agoNot the point. It undermines the whole STEM promotion that the US is currently undergoing. You never hear anybody brag about how they no can read gooder, if they're an athlete, butcher, scientist, whatever.
- Rapzid 12y agoWell, he wasn't bragging about being bad at math. Also, people use reading every day so it's no surprise that most people are reasonably proficient at it even decades after college.
- ecdavis 12y agoPlenty of otherwise intelligent STEM students and graduates hold the liberal arts in contempt and will take any opportunity to mock arts degrees/students/graduates. In my experience the prevailing attitude of arts students towards science was that it was arcane, difficult and something reserved only for the smartest and most studious. Many science students, on the other hand, view liberal arts simply as a waste of time. Neither attitude is particularly helpful.
- praneshp 12y agoVery true. I'm a STEM grad, and till a couple of years ago used to have some sort of contempt for liberal arts. It's only when I started to do technical writing that I let go of that attitude. It was quite humbling, to say the least.
- tentakull 12y agoEhhh, I hear STEM people with an embarrassing grasp of writing/social interaction/the humanities wear that as a badge of honor. At least Hanks if self-effacing.
- AceJohnny2 12y agoThose guys are idiots. I figure they turned a shameful weakness in high-school into a badge of belonging in college and real-life. It's also a lack of humility. I'm ashamed to be associated with them.
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- crazypyro 12y agoPeople brag about being bad at everything from public speaking to comedy to, yes, even math.
- kolbe 12y agobragging != being unashamed I'm not ashamed of many of my faults, and I will gladly talk about them if they're contextually important, but I'm not proud of them.
- brohoolio 12y agoWILSON!!!
- stiles 12y agoHe never states he is bad at math. It sounds like to me he was much more interested in subjects like art, literature and film. Which, given his career makes a lot of sense.
- derekp7 12y agoAlso, there is a difference between math and computation. If the course only required 9'th grade algebra level, I personally would rather drop it and take additional calculus courses.
- onezeno 12y agoIt's really not for everyone.
- toxican 12y agoI'm just impressed that a community college level astronomy course had math in it. Mine was nothing but familiarizing students stargazing and terminology.
- Rapzid 12y agoYou mean college level? My stellar astronomy involved quite a bit of computation for orbits, determining the mass of stars, etc.
- xacaxulu 12y agoI recall astronomy being mostly physics. It was one of the most interesting classes I ever took.
- bjwbell 12y agoMine was also stargazing etc, with no math. A math based one would have been very fun but probably wouldn't enroll enough students to avoid being cancelled.
- baddox 12y agoShould Tom Hanks be embarrassed about being bad at math?
- copperx 12y agoYes. Your question implies that because he's a star actor he should be excused of his faults. Hell, he's not ashamed about being a bad actor!
- ceejayoz 12y ago> Yet another cultural figure stating without embarrassment how bad they are at math. Imagine how successful he could have been! What a waste of potential. /s
- RavingGoat 12y agoI was good in math and I dropped astronomy because it was all math. That and it was extremely boring.
- matthewmcg 12y agoHmm--is that why Jim Lovell asks Houston to double check his arithmetic for the course alignment in Apollo 13? Kidding aside, he has at least tried to promote interest in space exploration, so that's a plus.
- krschultz 12y agoAnd how many engineers are not embarrassed that they can't speak in front of a room of people?