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Subject:Re: Math vs. writing From:Caryn Rizell <caryn -at- HPPTC95 -dot- ROSE -dot- HP -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 10 Nov 1994 10:44:53 PST
This isn't at all relevant to the thread about math vs writing, but
I am curious: What is a 'marking period'?
Where I am from (Oregon) that is not a familiar term. (Since there
was a recent thread about y'all, I figured I could get away asking
this question.
Caryn Rizell
caryn -at- hpptc95 -dot- rose -dot- hp -dot- com
> Kayla asked:
> >I struggled desperately through my math classes (where are the rest of
> >you, by the way)
> I don't know how to raise my hand in e-mail, but I would if I could.
> I muddled through two years of high-school algebra, with an average a few
> slim points above failing. The guy in front of me what a math genius. I'm not
> kidding, he had a perfect score on every test for more than one marking
period.
> The teacher's comment to me was "Well, whatever else, I know you're honest. If
> you were cheating, you'd have a higher score than this."
> This is when I began to realize I wanted to be a writer.
> Rick Lippincott
> Eaton Semiconductor
> rlippinc -at- bev -dot- etn -dot- com
