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While listening to “Morning Edition” on National Public Radio awhile ago, I heard a report about self-esteem in the workplace, and how Gen-Xers need constant praise for the simplest of accomplishments in order to feel appreciated. Oh, my! The poor darlings are in the workforce now and now there are actually consulting firms [...] (Continued from the previous three posts.) What if I Fail 9th Grade Math? (Part 1) What if I Fail 9th Grade Math? (Part 2) What if I Fail 9th Grade Math? (Part 3) The reader replied to my answer: thank you professor for answering all of my future qustions, but u never answered my old [...] Have you ever been somewhere and people are talking about something and there is one bumpkin who doesn’t have a clue what the others are talking about? People sort of feel that person is a bit of an idiot. [...] Here’s how it works (and I wish to God someone had filled me in on this when I was young): To beat them at their own game, you must rebel by excelling. Don’t hurt yourself by being a loser. Hurt them by being a winner. Then stick it to them. [...] You must decide for yourself to excel in that which you previously sucked at. Get a book called “The Realm of Numbers” by Isaac Asimov out of your library (ask them to order it if they don’t have it.) and READ IT! It is old fashioned, but don’t mind that, the information is great. [...] Do you want to understand and be able to multiply in order to: a) help you (or your child) with life in general and the education that counts, or b) just help you (or your child) pass the next math test? If your answer was b, you just saved yourself some time and effort for [...] |
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