math/science/techwr people

[Chantel Reynolds <Reynoldb -at- ZIAVMS -dot- ENMU -dot- EDU>]

        I have to enter the fray here and stand with the other people who
revealed themselves *mathematics-gifted.*  I chose to write because it
allowed me more contact with people than abstracts concepts.  I couldn't
envision myself wandering aound with a calculator inside my office for the
rest of my life or never looking outside my window.  I know, that's a
stereotype, but if you could see the math/science departments here, you'd
probably forgive me.
        But if I had wanted to, I had the ability.  My advanced math and
science grades never looked any different from my other grades, but I had
much more fun in my humanities courses.
        There's a supervisor in my department who tries very hard to make
everybody feel confident and capable.  She tends to separate some of us
according to the subjects we teach/tutor as part of our work study
allotments.  (Never try to be a graduate assistant at 20hrs per week and
spend another 15 as a work study.)  She tells us the English people can't
understand math, and the math people can't understand English.  The best
hour of my day occurred when I finally shouted, "I am NOT an idiot in
math!"

        Chantel

P.S. I'm trying not to lurk.


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Lost in Translation

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Barra Chantel Reynolds
Writing & Internet tutor-ENMU
ACS instructor-ENMU
Macintosh Lab-ENMU
(Reynoldb -at- ziavms -dot- enmu -dot- edu)