| WHEN ARE WE
EVER GONNA USE THIS? |
|
| When are we
gonna use this? Mmmm, let me see... |
| Perhaps never
if you win the lottery, |
| Or perhaps
tomorrow there's a chance that you may, |
| To be
perfectly honest, I really can't say! |
| For
mathematics is a lot like a language, and yes |
| To predict
when you'll use it is anyone's guess. |
| Just as there
are those words that we use all the time |
| And others
that we seldom say, like "sublime," |
| There are
math skills we happen to use everyday, |
| Like
estimating change and computing gross pay, |
| There are
others that have a more specialized function, |
| Like
Trigonometric ratios and mathematical induction. |
| But I can
tell you this, if you do your part, |
| And learn
with your head as well as your heart, |
| You'll solve
real problems and comfortably mingle |
| With the
world's greatest minds who are also "bi-lingual," |
| And your math
fluency will grow through the years, |
| For you'll
know when to use it when the right time appears. |
