A+ In Friendship

I never got along with Algebra. Plain old 2+2 is just fine for me and probably millions of other Americans. For some sick and twisted people out there, math is—shall we say—cool? I disagree with this immensely, but I looked up several math terms (all clean) on the Internet. I came across fun math, A+ Math, cool math, enchanted math (what were they smoking’?), new math (it’s what they used to teach but is now obsolete) and of course, good old ‘cipherin’.

I am taking an on-line college algebra course this term and I am on my knees thanking God that the course is only five weeks long. The down side to that is if you make one failing grade (which I unfortunately did) your chances of passing decrease (see how I worked that math into my blog?). People say everything is numbers but I am a word person. I admire the fella who wrote the alphabet, he wrote everything!

While my words are plentiful, my math is severely suffering. I needed someone who understood and could teach me one on one. Most of the people I know are fellow wordsmiths and lack the same finesse where arithmetic is concerned. I do have one friend who was able to help. This is the same friend who convinced me to return to school and to attend the on-line learning institution of American Intercontinental University. My friend, Charles, has become a mentor and tutor.

I looked up mentor in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary and the term originated in the times of the Trojan War. Mentor was actually a friend of Odysseus who was entrusted with the education of Telemachus, Odysseus’ son. Synonyms for mentor include tutor and role model. Charles is both of these to me and without him I would be failing my math class. However, my second class assignment resulted in an A…due to the mentorship of a good friend.

Thank you Charles, I really needed help and you were there.

Until next time.