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To: Rambi who wrote (30871)	7/5/1999 11:01:00 AM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

Algebra leveled me too; did it. Man. Everyone, everyone was getting it faster than I. Damn. It was the first thing studying didn't help me with. Besides, I have always had a subconscious (conscious?) dislike, hatred actually, for anything I think (assess) useless. That cotton story is like mine; but I think I've forgotten the point of the damn story. Yah. I did. I want to be five again. Especially if you'll go with me.

To: Rambi who wrote (30871)	7/5/1999 12:18:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<I memorized the word antidisestablishmentarianism and would spell it on request. >> I did that too!! My parents were on vacation and I was staying with an old (to me) maid school teacher. That idea came from watching the $64,000 Question. She even made me find out what it meant. Edit- Charles Van Doren got that one right.

To: Rambi who wrote (30871)	7/5/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

>>>>>This wonderful self-image lasted until I took algebra.<<<<< Same thing happened to me. Now they teach simple algebraic concepts in fourth grade, at least. If 2x=4, then x=2, stuff like that. I could just barely handle quadratic equations. Matrix algebra is what stopped me dead in my tracks, solving for two variables.