If everybody were taught math like this, I predict a sharp upswing in math competency across the nation! Unfortunately, there’s a slight shortage of sufficiently-motivating math tutors, I suspect! LOL
I’ve had some, very few, teachers that I wouldn’t mind seeing bare it all, but my math teachers are not included in that list. Might work if you reversed it though. “Now yall better hope Captain here gets it right or off comes the pants!”
Nope wouldn’t have worked, I’d have been murdered by my classmates the moment i stepped out of that classroom.
I can sympathize with this so much. I learned to use the slide rule when I was in the 6th grade, from a book my science teacher gave me. Pocket calculators wouldn’t become cheap enough for kids to carry for a number of years yet (yes, I’m old), so I carried a slide rule (a pocket model) for many years before I got my first calculator. Even so, I was never really excellent at math, and a high school math teacher was so bad it put a mental block the size of a garbage truck in my brain.
But during my high school advanced physics final, my calculator batteries went dead. The rule was if your batteries quit you couldn’t go to your locker for new ones, so I pulled out my trusty slide rule. The teacher said “that’s not accurate enough”, but I used it anyway and ACED the test. Nowadays, I collect vintage slide rules and books about them, and plan to teach my twin granddaughters to use them when they’re old enough. I already have their rules, two matched K&E K-12 student rules, set aside for them. Now I need to figure out how to encourage their interest in them when we get to that point.
I am good at math. But I find most people who think they are bad at math are actually just scared of math. Overcome the fear, and they do fine. Which isn’t to say that’s easy. And there are those who are truly bad at math. But again, being afraid of math doesn’t help matters.
Same here. I’ve come across very, very few people who are honestly bad at math. Most had problems learning certain rules at some point and instead of having a teacher/tutor/parent that cared enough to help them get over it just called them stupid and excessively reinforced the point.
Well, Sali is (just about to turn 17), but seeing how they are both the same age, it wouldn’t be statutory non-consensual intercourse (whether that remains the case after Sali’s birthday remains to be seen)
A joke done many many times from many many sources.
…Because it’s universally true that this is an effective coaching/teaching/motivational method (provided you have the right people in the right categories of relationship).
What’s hard about math is not solving equations. The hard part, actually, is figuring out an equation that can give you the information you’re looking for.
Yeah my brain just doesn’t do well with numbers.. The last course of math I tried in my school years ended with me abandoning it after the first test, handed the thing in blank since I couldn’t begin to figure out how to solve a single one of the problems.
…oh, bu WA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! ~XD
*saves for posterity*
when in doubt strip for every correct answer.
Like strip poker, only with algebra – now if that isn’t positive reinforcement I don’t know what is
Can’t argue if it gets results…
This motivational method could probably achieve world peace.
If everybody were taught math like this, I predict a sharp upswing in math competency across the nation! Unfortunately, there’s a slight shortage of sufficiently-motivating math tutors, I suspect! LOL
Now if we could only get some English competence. You remind me of Howard Cosell sensing “truculence-y.”
Nooo!!!
I’ve had some, very few, teachers that I wouldn’t mind seeing bare it all, but my math teachers are not included in that list. Might work if you reversed it though. “Now yall better hope Captain here gets it right or off comes the pants!”
Nope wouldn’t have worked, I’d have been murdered by my classmates the moment i stepped out of that classroom.
Dear Gawd! If I had a tutor like that in high school, I would’ve had five doctorates by the time I was 24 yrs old!
If she had failed the hugs would have come from Tepoz!
Where is that little blue drunk gnome? Haven’t seen him around in years 🙁
And now I can’t help but wondering just what he was doing during Eggnog Night?
Why couldn’t I have had a tutor like that
Holy hqiz, with that kind of motivation I could have learned calculus.
I never had advanced math, but if it would be teached like this even i would want to learn it!!
Hay, what-EVER snaps yer bra!
I can sympathize with this so much. I learned to use the slide rule when I was in the 6th grade, from a book my science teacher gave me. Pocket calculators wouldn’t become cheap enough for kids to carry for a number of years yet (yes, I’m old), so I carried a slide rule (a pocket model) for many years before I got my first calculator. Even so, I was never really excellent at math, and a high school math teacher was so bad it put a mental block the size of a garbage truck in my brain.
But during my high school advanced physics final, my calculator batteries went dead. The rule was if your batteries quit you couldn’t go to your locker for new ones, so I pulled out my trusty slide rule. The teacher said “that’s not accurate enough”, but I used it anyway and ACED the test. Nowadays, I collect vintage slide rules and books about them, and plan to teach my twin granddaughters to use them when they’re old enough. I already have their rules, two matched K&E K-12 student rules, set aside for them. Now I need to figure out how to encourage their interest in them when we get to that point.
Make a game out of it, not sure how (don’t know how to use a sliderule)
Same here. Wouldn’t mind learning.
Yay for squishy hugs!
Proper motivation versus huge distraction? “Let’s see. If x=2.14 and y=boobs and damn! OK, concentrate. If boobs equals 2.14…”
I wish a colege-age Astali had helped me with college calculus. I might be a physicist today.
Nadette’s face in the last panel is OVERWHELMINGLY ADORABLE <3
I… would actually prefer to be hugged by Nadette as a reward for learning math.
I am good at math. But I find most people who think they are bad at math are actually just scared of math. Overcome the fear, and they do fine. Which isn’t to say that’s easy. And there are those who are truly bad at math. But again, being afraid of math doesn’t help matters.
Yeah, that seems to be Sali’s motivation (other than wanting to make her girlfriend happy)
Same here. I’ve come across very, very few people who are honestly bad at math. Most had problems learning certain rules at some point and instead of having a teacher/tutor/parent that cared enough to help them get over it just called them stupid and excessively reinforced the point.
Aren’t they 16 years old?
Well, Sali is (just about to turn 17), but seeing how they are both the same age, it wouldn’t be statutory non-consensual intercourse (whether that remains the case after Sali’s birthday remains to be seen)
At about their age, the opinion of the parties directly involved tend to have more weight.
A joke done many many times from many many sources.
…Because it’s universally true that this is an effective coaching/teaching/motivational method (provided you have the right people in the right categories of relationship).
What’s hard about math is not solving equations. The hard part, actually, is figuring out an equation that can give you the information you’re looking for.
why couldnt i have that kinda girlfriend in school?! i would’ve passed
Yeah my brain just doesn’t do well with numbers.. The last course of math I tried in my school years ended with me abandoning it after the first test, handed the thing in blank since I couldn’t begin to figure out how to solve a single one of the problems.
Okay, Atsali is now officially an Awesome Girlfriend.
And just like that, “Topless Tutors” was formed. History would show then that the math skills of students everywhere would go sky high.
Sex sells.
BREAST teacher ever