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<blockquote data-quote="Cowcatcher" data-source="post: 4146888" data-attributes="member: 43171"><p>That’s what I did in my head. I’ve always refused to “show my work” and consequently I have no high school diploma. Once I realized they wanted to see how I did it and weren’t satisfied with me giving them the correct answer I packed my toys to never return. I have dealt with numbers for a long time even as a very young kid helping dad build things. We didn’t carry scratch paper so I learned to do math in my head. I remember my 10th grade math teacher taking me out in the hall and begging me to start showing my work. He said he had been passing me because he knew I knew how to solve the problems but he was required to require us students to show our work to pass in the future. I refused. I have no regrets with the choice in how it may or may not have affected my life but I do think of Mr. Anderson’s face often and remember the disappointment in his face. Maybe I should try to find contact info for him someday to tell him thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowcatcher, post: 4146888, member: 43171"] That’s what I did in my head. I’ve always refused to “show my work” and consequently I have no high school diploma. Once I realized they wanted to see how I did it and weren’t satisfied with me giving them the correct answer I packed my toys to never return. I have dealt with numbers for a long time even as a very young kid helping dad build things. We didn’t carry scratch paper so I learned to do math in my head. I remember my 10th grade math teacher taking me out in the hall and begging me to start showing my work. He said he had been passing me because he knew I knew how to solve the problems but he was required to require us students to show our work to pass in the future. I refused. I have no regrets with the choice in how it may or may not have affected my life but I do think of Mr. Anderson’s face often and remember the disappointment in his face. Maybe I should try to find contact info for him someday to tell him thanks. [/QUOTE]
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