“ this algebra “ he moaned at me
What’s it for.? And why?
It makes no sense I just can't see,
my head’s all out of joint
Carry one and move the ten
Tell me, what's the point”
“the point” says I “no point at all
We’re born and then we die
And in-between we do stuff
And there is no reason why. “
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Author:
Garry (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 6th, 2017 15:35
- Comment from author about the poem: This might not represent my view on life, but it sure as hell stops the kids moaning. One student came to me before he left school to tell me he'd never forgot something i told him 5 years ago. I was flattered till he told me it was essentially the last verse of this poem and nothing to do with any of the maths I should have been teaching. Oh well.
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I study a level maths and totally connect with the "what's it for and why?" part. totally made my day
For god's sake, aamina, don't t repeat it to your teacher, unless (s)he has a good sense r of the absurd.
Actually I think maths is one of the few the things in life that does make some sense.
(BTW I hope you're not one of my students, i hope I explain the point at least to my A level classes, even if not lower down the school.)
Anyway thanks for comnenting, glad it made your day. Best of luck with your studies. I hope your teacher does have a good sense of the absurd!
Well I have to say, I totally relate to this poem! Math was no picnic for me! In fact it was by far my worst subject. Algebra was one big question mark until I was having a conversation about math with one of my kids math teachers, and he made a valid point....that algebra is a way of teaching kids how to start problem solving in life and not just in math. Maybe had a teacher explained it to me in that way I would have done my best to pay better attention and try to understand the reasoning behind the problems we were given to solve. Not sure i would have done any better with the actual class, but at least I would have been more inspired to try.
At any rate, I took pleasure in reading this. It has an easy read, with an even flow, and I heard not only my voice, but a student's as well while reading it out loud! Thanks for a fun, relatable read!
valene
What a lovely comment. Thank you. Many maths teachers are their subject's worst enemy. Well many teachers. I try not too be. I guess you'd have to ask my students.
The fact that you are a poet as well as a math teacher makes me think you're one of the 'good guys!'..... Hum too bad....maybe I would have learned something about the subject, I still to this day, have nightmares about! But then I'm not one of your students....LOL!
Good write, one of the most respected teachers that I had back in the time when we were writing on slate was a maths master who never raised his voice, never punished anyone but was always in control and was respected by all.
My pupils just tell me they think. I "have issues" and intend to take up murder as a hobby when i retire. No respect.
Just because i.... Oh well maybe there's a poem about this in me somewhere
It seems I have missed quite a bit of your poetry in my time away from this site. I really enjoyed this one.
Off work ill, recovering from a near heart attack and not able to do much else. Glad you liked it. Hope you weren't too bored by the others.
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