In a scene not too uncommon in today’s world, local dad Alan Devlin reassured his high school son, Keith, with an enthusiastic “You got this!” to cover for having absolutely no idea how to help him with his Algebra homework.
Keith, a sophomore at Quadratic High, initially welcomed his dad’s encouragement. “At first, I thought he was just trying to boost my confidence,” Keith said. "But then I realized he had absolutely no clue what he was talking about when he started using phrases like “x equals whatever you want it to be” and “Try dividing by zero.”
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Me as a college tutor
Satirizing supportive fathers, despite whatever their personal skill levels are… hmm
I remember when I was younger my parents would help me out with some of my algebra stuff but once I got to trig and higher I was like “damn, they can’t help me out with this anymore”
this hits home. Common core makes no sense to me…. But regular math doesn’t really either.
*assures
with peace and love
