Some observations

[dvandom]

Inspired by catching a snippet of conversation in the hallway, "...how can someone take algebra if they don't know how to do fractions?"

One: People are, as a rule, remarkably good at forgetting anything that they decide is unimportant.

Two: When it comes to academic topics, people are remarkably bad at correctly determining what is unimportant.

Three: Observation #2 probably applies to most topics, really.

Comments

[lord-xiphos.livejournal.com]

I don't remember where or when I learned that. Both my parents were computer science majors, so it was probably at a very young age.

I have very fond memories of playing with punch cards as a tyke.

My point being I not only did not find it a boring subject, I was a little taken aback for a short moment that the article's author stated said maths as boring.