As for why my math teacher this year is evil? Well~
~On the second day of school, I asked Mrs. W (for names sake, yes?) if I could stop by before or after school for help with my graphing calculator and she said that would be fine. Well later, during class, she asked the whole class if they could find the exponent button. Well I couldn't. So I raised my hand and she came over and this is what she said (with slight variation as I've told this to people too much and a lot has happened since then):
"Hmm.. Well I don't see the button. I can't help you."
Time out lady, didn't you JUST tell me about ten minutes ago that you would help me? Yeah, you did. Don't tell me you can't in front of the whole class. Continuing : D
"I can't be taking time out of my class to figure out your calculator. You will have to bring your manual that came with your calculator and figure out how to use it yourself."
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE LADY. Don't tell me that you, the uber smart lady that worked at some high-smarts job can't figure out how to use a calculator that the algebra book clearly says which button is the exponent button. Yeah, after I figured out the button by playing around, I did my homework. And guess what. A picture, yes, a PICTURE of MY exponent button was on one of the homework pages.
And this is your class? Since when did you pay to teach here? We pay YOU to know how to use a calculator. And don't ******** tell me to not ask questions in an indirect form. And it was you who asked the whole class if they could find a single button. I'm sorry my calculator is the "user friendly" HP brand while you and the rest of the class (most of which are against you by now) have those oh-so-fancy TI's that you have to literally hack into to clear the memory. So don't tell me that I'm waisting your precious class time to answer my only question I will ask of you in class ever. I'll ask others to help me with the math you teach funny.
Continuing on the the next part of her speech to me over my calculator manual :'D
So I say, "Mine didn't come with a manual; it came with a CD."
To which she replies, "Well then you are going to have to look at your CD on your computer to learn how to use this. Are you sure this is the calculator you wanted?"
To which she replies, "Well then you are going to have to look at your CD on your computer to learn how to use this. Are you sure this is the calculator you wanted?"
Wait wait wait... now that takes the cake. Did you just honestly ask me if this, the calculator I bought and brought to class, was the calculator I wanted? And with emphasis on more words than I care to italicize? And in front of the whole CLASS? Who the hell do you think you are? We pay you with our tuition money. Don't give me that, you hag with four kids and your superior "IAMSMARTERTHANTHOU" thing going on.
Did you just say I had a computer? Since when did you know anything about me? Honestly... I don't recall ever saying anything about owning a computer. I mean, I own one, sure, but don't just guess and say I have one like that. Maybe I'm dirt poor and I have to go the the library to type out papers (Oh geez, I'd die if that was true D: ). You can't use CD's of your own there. Especially since they may or may not contain viruses. That's why I haven't looked at it yet. DUH.
By the way... my friend in the class who sits in the row next to me later told me he was surprised I didn't yell/talk back in a super smart way to her. I'll let her slid, this time ;D Oh way... there's more D;
END OF THAT RANT. ON TO THE THIRD SCHOOL DAY, YES?
Well that would be Monday. We had a quiz and we had to all reset our calculators in front of her so she walks around the room telling people how to hack into their calculators, as I call it, to clear the memory. My "are you sure you want this" HP (like the computers, guys) calculator has a very easy to get to reset button on the back like some electronics. You know the little whole that only pencil lead can get into that says reset? Super easy ;D
I cleared it THREE times before she would accept that I had cleared it. I even told her that the screen goes by fast so you have to look REALLY close.
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Ignore any typos, etc. I'm tired D;
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