Algebra Salgabra

It was ridiculous 
Maniculous, fradiculous, arithmodus, calcrickulous.

A form of math I had never seen.
A counting in a way quite mean
Not algebra, not palgebra.
Something weirdly salgabra.

The newest new new math the teacher bragged
It was so slimey and sneaky,
So algebra-creaky
So non-user friendly
It had no parts bendy

I called up my doctor, I called up a priest
A lawyer, a dentist, a baker with yeast
Beats me they all said
As they scurried away
Never saw anything like it
Back in the day
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Pettit Avatar
August 29, 2018 at 5:47 PM
The trouble is, just about all my math teachers in junior high school were the pedantic kind, and displayed denigrating behavior in their so-called "instruction". Good write.
Krutsinger Avatar
August 30, 2018 at 2:04 AM
Thank you Robert. As you can imagine, I detest math in every possible way.
Blown Avatar
August 29, 2018 at 10:56 AM
good write...frustration is understood
Krutsinger Avatar
August 30, 2018 at 2:04 AM
I am glad you picked up on that.
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