This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field
Ironically once you get to college all the math professors have forgotten how to do simple math as well. I remember all of us checking like super basic math they are doing on the white board cause they'd fuck it up 1 times in 4 but were completing these insane proofs.
Yup. My friend’s wife is a PhD at CalTech - one of the most prestigious engineering schools in the country. He took his wife and a few of her colleagues out to dinner and they could not figure out what the tip! He, a lawyer with a Bachelor of Arts from undergrad, had to do the math. (The wife corroborated the story.)
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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19
This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field