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EmeraldSky October 21st, 2005 6:29 PM

I got published in the newspaper!
 
A few days ago, someone wrote to the editor of our campus newspaper ranting about how awful the math department is...and I felt compelled to send in a rant of my own. So I write up a quick letter and e-mail it to the editor.

Today, when I picked up the newspaper...I discovered my letter got published!

For the curious, this is what I wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Me!
Where have all the teachers gone?

I'm glad that there's some other student out there that agrees with me about Finite and the modular system in general. Enduring the modular system is even harder for those students that are already mathematically challenged, like I am. The questions are so badly worded you can't make heads or tails of what they're asking you to do, so it's no wonder that a lot of students miss the test deadlines.

The University says that a lot more people are passing the modular classes, but do you know why that is the case? The students are just memorizing answers instead of learning the process to get to the answer, like they should be doing.

I seriously think the University needs to consider hiring more human teachers that know what they're doing, rather than continue using the modular system. I would much rather have a living, breathing human explain it to me than any computer.


EmeraldSky October 21st, 2005 6:52 PM

Thank yew....I was quite surprised what I discovered it got published!

Agent9 October 21st, 2005 8:55 PM

congrats! that's awesome you got published. i love you're ideas.

Kylie-chan October 21st, 2005 9:01 PM

Congrats! :D I'd kill to write a letter and have it published, but I'm too shy x_X; And it's a very smart letter, too :3

Fls4eva October 21st, 2005 10:41 PM

Congrats.. I'll never have the courage to do that..

Random Plushie October 21st, 2005 10:47 PM

Awesome. ^_^

I believe someone I know at my school wrote to the local newspaper.. His rant about traffic got published. XD

Kylie-chan October 22nd, 2005 1:07 AM

Oh, and you have a strong point. How could a person possibly learn something from a computer?! I mean, humans can deal with pretty much any situation. Computers don't think for themselves. If I had a question, how would the computer know what I wanted to know? O_o

PichuSecretBase October 22nd, 2005 5:44 AM

It's hard learning from computers rather then real people. There's no one on one treatment. It must be very very hard. Congratulations on having your letter published!

Hinoshi-chan October 22nd, 2005 5:48 AM

Congratulations there! I wouldnt do anything like that because im shy as well, but you do make a strong point, and I hope everyone you know will read it. Keep the parer up and lock it away, then you can keep it forever ^^ and you must of been mega shocked, heh heh, well good luck to you-you! and I hope you rant about even more stuff to the editors! hee hee hee

powerofpikachu October 22nd, 2005 5:50 AM

ya, ive been in the newespaper alot of times. but hey congrats!

EmeraldSky October 22nd, 2005 6:12 AM

Thank you all!

Hopefully the editors will see even more rants about the math department, and the university will DO something about it!

wakachamo October 22nd, 2005 6:13 AM

Woah, nice! Congratulations for getting it published! XD

Greta October 25th, 2005 12:30 PM

Owi, congrats to you :3 Thats great ~~ ^^ I own a column in the local paper and write an article per month, and I also have seen some of my articles published in some magazines <3. In case you're wondering, they;re my very first steps in training for a journalist and writer. :3
You have done a great job there ^^

Caroline October 26th, 2005 11:14 PM

Congrats about being published in the newspaper. ^^;
Mmm, hopefully they will do something about the maths department soon.
I have also been published in the newspaper a few times, but it wasn't for anything big.

Joey the Cockroach October 26th, 2005 11:34 PM

ive never been published in a newspaper, but congrats anyway ^_^

Geometric-sama October 27th, 2005 3:17 PM

Hehe. Congrats. I suppose that technically I was published in the newspaper last year, too...

Samurai X October 27th, 2005 8:37 PM

Wow, that's a great letter, nice job.

I could never do anything like that, even if I tried.


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