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[ewx]

[Poll #311278]

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[teleute.livejournal.com]

But I only got good at arithmetic when I started teaching here. The American kids are taught lots of mental arithmetic, and its so embarrassing to have to reach for the calculator when they're doing the sums in their head. So I was forced to practice, which was the first time I've ever had to do arithmetic.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Didn't you have to do any at school?

[teleute.livejournal.com]

nope. never. it put me at quite a disadvantage until I got to Camb, and stopped using numbers ;-)