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comment by _refugee_

    for refusing to participate in math on occasion

In context of the physics PhD this is pretty funny.





b_b  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Trust me, it wasn't that I didn't understand the math; it's that I didn't understand school, generally. Huge waste of time, IMHO.

user-inactivated  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"General education" in college is something that needs to die a horrible and painful death.

b_b  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Depends. I like being educated about a range of topics, and I think that having a broad knowledge base helps in all sorts of ways. That said, the education system that I was brought up in didn't really do it for me, although a lot of that had to do with me and my attitude at the time. Didn't get along with too many other kids or teachers, and I was perfectly happy letting them know that.

user-inactivated  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Out of curiosity, what education system were you enrolled in?

b_b  ·  3723 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Regular old upper middle class, suburban public schools. 'Bout as vanilla as it gets.