Where I was planing to go with that was "make someone else do it", but I think the above sums up my mental state better.
Todays lesson: Coordinates, or Why Maria Accidentally Injures People a Lot.
I was complaining (a throughly uncommon state of affairs, I assure you) about the complete uselessness of coordinates. It was explained to me that coordinates are how your brain figures out how and where to move.* It went something like this:
"Teacher": Coordinates Are Important!
Me: But I'm bad at that! I'm uncoodinated! Like that time I hit Noah in the face with a red pepper while trying to slice vegetables!**
Me: Or that time I fell into that damn lake four times in one day!
Me: Or that time I sprained my ankle while standing!
Me: Or that time...
Me: ...
Me: ...
Me: Oh.
I then sat down to work on my coordinates. Though I doubt it'll help my coordination (See footnote) I figure it can't hurt. Halfway through the worksheet, I realized I was doing my coordinates the wrong way. I had the order of the coordinates wrong (Y, X vs. X, Y). Realizing my mistake, I went back, fixed them, and continued on with the worksheet.
You can imagine my ah, polite dismay when I began to correct the worksheet and every problem was wrong.
Apparently. There are X, Y coordinates, but there are also directions associated with negative and positive numbers. These directions and -/+ matter. I believe I do begin to realize where my coordination impairment may come from.
(Also: I bet Gus never has to worry about that, with his stupid fat stationary armchair. And remote.)
Needless to say: My total remains 62 math lessons in 80 Days.
4 / 66
Today's Happiness Score: C-
*I may be a mathematical ignoramus, but I do know a thing or two about the brain, and I am aware that this is not precisely accurate. But go with it, because I didn't say it. :P
**True story.
"Do not worry too much about your difficulties in mathematics, I can assure you that mine are still greater." -- Albert Einstein
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