You won’t get any time off though, and will still have to go into work.

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    18 hours ago

    Thanks, great clarification. I still don’t understand the application of algebra, but I’m sure it’s good for something. I don’t question it, because I don’t have knowledge about it. I know a lot of really arcane, obscure, super advanced musical stuff, but I understand why casual bystanders wouldn’t get it at all. The difference is, I wouldn’t expect middle schoolers to learn obscure musical knowledge that they’ll NEVER, EVER need.

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      18 hours ago

      To be fair, Algebra and Trig are mostly just stepping stones that are needed to understand Calculus. Calculus is the easy way to calculate curves, which you do instinctively. If you’ve ever thrown a ball, gone bowling, or driven a car you used calculus, just unknowingly, and, most likely, with poor precision.