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Ode to the Weary Math Student MAG

November 29, 2008
By Anonymous

Math Student
Woe to the math student,
In an advanced class,
Who tries oh so hard,
And yet can’t seem to pass
The equations are evil,
The numbers, nonsense
And all the test grades
Contain dark suspense

Woe to the math student,
A slave to the book
Odd answers are in back –
Oh so tempting to look
Who studies for hours,
And stares at the page,
The body is paralyzed,
But inside, so much rage

Woe to the math student,
Doomed to the grave,
If surviving to the bell,
The soul may be saved,
But oh, when returned home
There awaits homework,
The student, in despair,
Calls the teacher a jerk

Woe to the math student
Who will surely die
The numbers are deadly,
And no one knows why
The brain has shut down,
The body is weak,
And oh, what’s awaiting
In math class next week?

© Anonymous

The author's comments:
I wrote this poem last year after becoming frustrated with my pre-calculus work.
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great job
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Oh my goodness, it's all so true!!! Awesome job!!
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Great article! I like Math though... :)))
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s made me laugh! I am a great math studnt but sometimes you just can't help to feel exactly like the way you described.
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This really put a smile on my face because it is the same way I feel in my math class. I have always s.u.cked in math and can relate to this poem. Awesome job and keep writing :)
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lol! Awesome! so true and i can definitely relate.
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Dude, same here! I have math! But I love your poem! Keep up the good work!
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i can relate  math is my worst subject by far i pass with a d every quarter .
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Relateability is a plus. Good.
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I know exactly this feeling and you described it perfectly. Love it
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Math definately my fatal weekness
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i feel the same i was never any  good at math

 

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then your not a A student! lol
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its actually insane how much i can relate to this poem, im an A+ student in everything, but math makes no since, and no matter how hard i try, math seems to be a F on every report card. its BS..
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this is exactly how i feel. its like u hit me rite at the core. AMAZING!! i hope to ad more from u
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I laughed till my sides ached, and yet I thorily agree,.
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AMEN! lol i love this :D

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sorry more mistakes... you see im a perfectionist!! here we go again:

I hate math so much... im  in advanced classes and my teacher is  a huge jerk. You know, its hard to take instructions from somone who yells shut up all the time and is soooo rude unless your mom or another adult is around and u see her at,um i dont know maybe, WALMART she is so nice and asks if you know where the "sun dried tomatoes are" when your mom is next to you and then you find them and take them to her and she goes... "its about time"UGGGG...what a jerk!? rite i no!! sorry any way i added this as one of my favs!! great job! sorry about putting this comment so many times