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[...] It’s gone 3:30am, and I’m sitting on yet another conference call, playing catch up with my feeds, when David’s latest entry entices me to read. He’s titled it “The Math Edification of David Seah“, it’s an interesting read, and strikes a few points home. Having moved to the US, all my qualifications seem a litle “off” compared to what everybody else is capable of, or has “the paper” to “prove” they could do something. For example, filling out an insurance form is interesting, especially when it asks for your education level. Back home, I finished college, compared to over here, I’m probably nowhere near college level. See, college level here is equivalent to university level there… So it has made me want to get back into some form of education to play catchup so to speak. But reading David’s article has reminded me of some things that make me think back, and realize. Math was one of my best subjects in the lower end of schools. I was excelled a year ahead of my class, why? I think it boiled down to two things: [...]
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