Not everyone is a "math" person. That doesn't mean they can't be absolutely brilliant in something else.
DanceMom Wrote:
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> My daughter is graduating from high school in two
> weeks and actually got into college. She does not
> know how to make change even though I tried to
> teach her--which of course, since it was me, she
> didn't pay attention to. She can barely add or
> subtract without a calculator. I tried to teach
> her math with flash cards and other methods, but
> it didn't work. And I think most of her friends
> are in the same position. She likes to blame her
> elementary school for not teaching her. It should
> be interesting to see if she makes it through her
> first semester of college!
>
> Also--many, many years ago, I drove a taxi. We
> also lived on the tips. After paying for the taxi
> rental and the gas, sometimes the only profit we
> made was tips. It did seem as though the poorer
> people tipped better than the rich. Once the NBA
> had the all star game here, and those guys were
> wearing fur coats and didn't tip at all.