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Everyone’s got a story about math. Believe me, I’ve heard it all. When
I’m at a party and someone asks me what I do, I
never say that I’m a math
teacher. I used to… and I learned my lesson on
that one! I’d barely get out,
“I’m a math teacher…” and I’d get whapped in
the face with a 20 minute
dissertation on how much the person hated
math… or how much trouble their
kid was having with math... or how much trouble
their best friend’s,
husband’s, cousin’s kid was having with math.
Everyone’s got a story and
they wanted to tell it to me… at parties! Now,
don’t get me wrong, I don’t really
mind hearing their stories… It’s what I do for
a living… But, heck, I just want
to have fun at a party, not have to work! This
must be how it is for
psychologists… “Oh, you’re a psychologist?
Hey, I have this friend who has
this problem…”
As for me, I stopped introducing myself as a math teacher years ago.
I’m
always tempted to tell people that I’m a
“rhinotillextician” and just watch them
get really baffled and walk away. FYI, a
rhinotillextician is a professional nose
picker. Although, I doubt that this is an
actual job. (Even though I know a
couple of people who might make a good living
at it – especially if they could
work while driving!)
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