Stop the Presses!
Suddenly, trigonometric functions and their graphs are no longer considered something that is treated in pre-calc.
fart
My algebra teacher, who used to be my favorite teacher, has gone completely nutty on me this session.
I realize that he doesn't have much to work with (i.e., we've received a tart-cart text book for starters), but what does that have to do with me personally? I didn't take this personal until after I told him that he tends to respond to my questions with condescension (sp?) and he neglected to take note of it and follow through with some positive action. Even if he thought any of my questions were irrelevant, he could have told me so with some tact. My grades have clearly suffered in direct relation to this phenomena.
Somehow he remembers that we are paying for his time when we decide to leave early, but when questions need to be answered he gets amnesia. Boing er duhhhhh....
The truth is I don't just want to learn formulas by rote and not know why I'm even doing them in the first place. A dear friend of mine pointed out that I tend to want to know the theory side of the subjects we deal with in class. I understand we're pressed for time, but this education is quite expensive, let's make it a real one. More than likely if I am unhappy with the grade, I will re-take the class. This is even more expensive and timely.
Anyway after my second confrontation with my teacher, he still refuses to admit what he is doing. I can't force the students that complain and agree with me on this subject to speak up. So I will remain on my island. Let them bleat and bah all they want.
I'm handing this one over to God, because my spirituality, the little that is left of it, is about to go out the f-ing door.
English on the other hand is not as horrible as I anticipated. I'm actually learning how to write, a little. We've read some pretty decent short stories. One of them was Amy Tan's Mother Tongue. We've watched Imitation of Life, which was one of my favorites. Somehow picking it to pieces for a grade makes it less likeable. Why did Sarah Jane fart when Troy Donahue whupped her ass? How many times did you want to put Lana Turner out to pasture during the movie? Is Susie still a virgin?
Well, it may be official, summer may be filled with work instead of school. I need the time to give myself the mathematical background a comp. sci. major should have. Also, I might want to review Statistics before actually taking the course. Who knows. it's all pretty much up in the air.
Ciao for now brown cow.
