[MATHEDCC] A hyperbole...

Bret Taylor (bret@IAG.NET)
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:33:44 -0400 (EDT)

Or is it "an hyperbole"? It's not hyperbola, as in conics, it's definitely
hyperbole, as in exaggeration.

Not to be taken too seriously, just in fun as we discuss the very serious
subject of distinguishing between valid learning disabilities and excuses
for not learning math.

I am learning disabled.
I am tone deaf.
I want a degree in music with an emphasis in voice.
I cannot pass voice classes due to my disability.
What should the college tell me?

Note: My veep wasn't too impressed with this analogy.

Bret Taylor Lake-Sumter Community College Leesburg FL

"It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves.
What matters more, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves."
John Wooden

John 3: 3^3 + 3

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