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To: LindyBill who wrote (90952)	12/16/2004 1:50:19 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

People have different strengths. Maybe it's just a small minority that can hack, AND ENJOY spending time with the math.

To: LindyBill who wrote (90952)	12/16/2004 3:35:56 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

The hidden reason? They can't hack the math. Why not? We don't teach it as well as other countries. I think that has some truth to it. In high school, I wanted to go to college for engineering. Until I realized how much math I'd have to wade through. Nipped that in the bud. I can do the math, got Bs in pre-calculus in HS. But I hate it. I think many bright kids are like that - "I can do it, but why would I want to? It's booooring." And kids that are good in math are nerds. That isn't as much of a stigma as it used to be, but there's still less prestige in math and sciences. Derek