On October 09 2009 08:12 category wrote:
The problem is that classes focus too much on the numbers and the computation. It's just add/substract/multiply in different contexts or to find different quantities. On the other hand, real math is all about concepts and reasoning, and I feel like students are mostly being deprived of the enjoyable components of math.

Concepts and reasoning are the exact reason you should learn math, or learn anything in school--to learn how to think.

illu

Canada2531 Posts

October 08 2009 23:57 GMT

#43

On October 09 2009 08:49 Polyphasic wrote:

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hear hear, hear ye, hear him.

my dream as well. you sum it up pretty well. lonely and unhappy.

Wel, I think I forgot about debts. That's important too.

Xusneb

Canada612 Posts

October 09 2009 00:06 GMT

#44

On October 09 2009 08:27 illu wrote:
Dream: go to medical school.
Sacrifice: be unhappy for the rest of my life and die by myself.

You don't have to make those sacrifices to accomplish that dream, trust me! In fact, the interview will weed out the people who have such single-minded goals.

neobowman

Canada3324 Posts

October 09 2009 00:07 GMT

#45

Dream: Rule the world
Sacrifice: Everything else.

Cloud

Sexico5880 Posts

October 09 2009 00:28 GMT

#46

I want a harvard phd, so im getting a perfect 10 on my career average. Hell yeah.

I have sacrificed starcraft

Only for a while though...

On October 09 2009 08:49 Ingenol wrote:

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Concepts and reasoning are the exact reason you should learn math, or learn anything in school--to learn how to think.

Yeah, to gain an analytical way of thought; to be able to analyse any problem and to come up with a solution corresponding to your current tools. Math is probably the best way to learn it.

DM20

Canada544 Posts

October 09 2009 00:34 GMT

#47

On October 09 2009 09:07 neobowman wrote:
Dream: Rule the world
Sacrifice: Everything else.

ForSC2

United States580 Posts

October 09 2009 00:36 GMT

#48

To be able to turn back time and change the effect of events on people's lives.

What I would sacrifice: Practice only PvZ and ZvP till reaching progamer level while learning Korean. Then with a time machine travel back in time to 2005/2006ish and befriend Savior by possibly becoming a practice partner. I'd probably use an alias like sea.ruby or something. Someone that doesn't stand out and isn't particularly remembered. I would show him the build shortly after he defeats Midas and starts practicing to defeat Much. I'd explain the build to him first and show him why it's so strong so he can be ready. With his level of ZvP at the time he could still overcome Much without practicing specifically to beat him and because I spent 2 years befriending him he might trust me that this build could be a real threat. Then after I was sure he understood I'd just retire and continue my life as before except being 5-8 years older.

AlienAlias

United States324 Posts

October 09 2009 00:58 GMT

#49

Being able to always work my hardest, and thus have no guilt or anxiety whenever i do something wrong because I know what i did was my best. That is my dream.

Mobius

Canada1268 Posts

October 09 2009 01:09 GMT

#50

my girlfriend to come back in love with me :'(

only_human89

United States212 Posts

October 09 2009 01:14 GMT

#51

I want to see as much of the state's as possible. I'm becoming very interested in my countries politics as well. I would like to move to DC in the immediate future. Those are goal's I know I can accomplish. I guess the real dream for me would be to have Superman's power's! lol

Polyphasic

United States841 Posts

October 09 2009 01:15 GMT

#52

On October 09 2009 08:57 illu wrote:

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Wel, I think I forgot about debts. That's important too.

debts goes into the "unhappy" category

illu

Canada2531 Posts

October 09 2009 01:19 GMT

#53

On October 09 2009 09:06 Xusneb wrote:

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You don't have to make those sacrifices to accomplish that dream, trust me! In fact, the interview will weed out the people who have such single-minded goals.

People with that kind of goals will fake well.

ultramagnetics

Poland215 Posts

October 09 2009 01:30 GMT

#54

Finding a wonderful girlfriend.. my ex-gf was crazzzzzzzzzzzy.

KH1031

United States862 Posts

October 09 2009 01:33 GMT

#55

my dream: retire before 40 and travel about the world

what i will do to achieve it: work until i get there.

ocoini

648 Posts

October 09 2009 01:42 GMT

#56

I'm transsexual, so my dream is to have an SRS (sexual reasignment surgery) to correct my birth gender. To accomplish this "dream" (nessecity) I need to take hormones and live in my percived gender role, and prove that I am functioning in that role on a day-to-day basis

+ I want to be a good musician

Fall in love, marry, have kids and die befor I get too sick.

goswser

United States3548 Posts

October 09 2009 01:48 GMT

#57

coincidentally we talked about that topic in my psych class today ocoini :D

illu

Canada2531 Posts

October 09 2009 02:03 GMT

#58

On October 09 2009 10:15 Polyphasic wrote:

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debts goes into the "unhappy" category

I guess you are right; although this one is sort of prominent that it stands out by itself.

AlTheCake

Canada1071 Posts

October 09 2009 02:07 GMT

#59

My dream is to become one of the best Surgeons in the world.
I would sacrifice almost all my time, I couldn't bear to lose loved ones over it though. ):

Tien

Russian Federation4447 Posts

October 09 2009 02:07 GMT

#60

My dream is quite simple. Become a multi-hundred millionaire or billionaire.

Then use that wealth to help augment / change the entire educational system.

Sacrifices: I spend maybe 5% of the money I make on myself, I invest the rest.

I'm quite content and in a great mood most of the time, but I'm never really happy and I don't really "enjoy" life.