Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for October 04, 2022

bummer

I always had a hard time learning (and got lower grades) from women math teachers…and I am female. I always aced math classes taught by men.

I always had better luck with geometry.

The problem with mathematic story problems- no pictures.

Baldo is facing reality, not ignorance. Math is just not his thing. Stick with art.

Algebra is the gateway to higher mathematics.

Which 95% of us never use once we graduate!

Of course he’s not applying the saying correctly – if he didn’t know (if he was ignorant of) how poorly he did in algebra he wouldn’t feel as bad – it would be (relative) “bliss”.

Why do you need to learn algebra? Because you need it to learn calculus. Why do you need to learn calculus? Because you need it to learn differential equations. Why do you need to learn differential equations? Because without them, the world as we know it today wouldn’t exist.

Taking algebra is a complete waste of time for Baldo. He will never have a job that requires it. He should take shop, auto mechanics or home ec. There are many better ways he could spend his time in high school.

math always gave me opportunities to be really, really blissful…

ignorance is bliss only where it is folly to be wise