Ariella Green Week 9: Math

 Ariella Green Week 9: Math

     Don’t ya hate trigonometry?


     Personally, trigonometry does not add anything good to my life, only confusion and chaos. All of this math is taught to exercise our young minds, but how will knowing Soh Cah Toa help me succeed in life? The answer is that it won’t. 


     In the future, I know I will not be using trigonometry because I intend to be some sort of broadcaster, journalist, or some kind of teacher. I can guarantee that very few people in this world will say that they use trigonometry on an everyday basis. The types of professions that use trigonometry are architects, engineers, pilots, etc. However, those professionals need to have some sort of understanding of how to work with people (theater), how to write emails/letters (English) and understand how our society works (social studies/political science). This example demonstrates why the humanities are more important and useful than the sciences. 


     I understand that schools teach math to expand our minds and teach us how to try and figure something out, but it’s a waste of time. The time that we spend learning pointless math like trigonometry, logs, and geometry could be instead used for something that I intend to do with my life or studies. The only math that I use daily is when I’m counting something, or trying to figure out the discounted price of an item. 


     For now, I will just do my best in math and hope for the best. I can’t promise that I will remember how to solve this higher-level math in a few years, but that’s a later problem for me. 


What are your thoughts about these types of math?

What is Trigonometry?

my apologies for this scary image

Comments

  1. Mrs. HNov 10, 2021, 2:09:00 PM

    I think there needs to be a balance - the humanities AND the math/science side. That's how we become well-rounded people. I hate trigonometry so so so very much, but also? Math is important too.

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