6 Feb
2006
6 Feb
'06
3:01 a.m.
[David]:
One of the most basic faults of high school education is failure to teach students to stick with an unpleasant task. Inability to deal with unpleasantness will not serve students in their careers. Ergo algebra.
... I agree 100% -- though algebra has never been unpleasant for me! Best, É. (I'll send a puzzle to the list in a couple of hours for been slightly off topic with this remark)