So, when I was in high school, Science and Math were always my weaknesses. I didn’t do poorly in them. They just didn’t come as easily to me as other subjects. You know, the good ones like English and History and Government.
And, for the most part, I agree with notion that 90% of what you learn in any given subject in school has absolutely no use in everyday life, and that 75% of subjects never come up again period.
While there are a few jobs where I have used math, I have never once used theorems or angles, and as for science, well, I don’t work at a science museum and I’m not a lab assistant, so when exactly might I have used science?
The areas of math and science that were both the most interesting and the easiest for me were closely associated. Geometry and Physics. And I have found exactly one area of my life in which I use these two subjects.
Pool.
That’s it.
Oh well. At least it has been useful for something.
August 8th, 2008 at 10:12 am
you’re a hustler, aren’t you? if not, you shoud try it and make that extra cash you need.
not to be pushy, i know you have a lot going on right now, but what’s up with the list?
August 9th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I’m no hustler. If I were, I wouldn’t be a very good one. My pool game is directly related to how tired I am and what kind of mood I’m in. I have to be wide awake and happy and then I rock the pool table. If I am even slightly tired, haven’t had sufficient caffeine, or am feeling cranky, I totally suck.