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@ericawordsmith – I think I will pass on the soap experiment…

NOW to the fun stuff… the idea of plotting a graph is not the idea behind algebra. I mean sure! We get to deal with lines, but more importantly is something that will stick with you for the rest of your life… and that is the skill of logical reasoning. Math takes this to a level of concept and degree (*wink wink*) that although we may not use all the time, will hone our skills down. It will train our brain to be able to think from different angles (*wink wink again*), and better grasp rational truths as a whole (*wink wink wink*).

It’s a beautiful was of taking order numbers… turning them into letters… and then showing that they still work as numbers even when we can’t see what numbers. It helps us step back and look at things at their roots (*winks four times*)… It’s sharpening on our minds… even though it can be painful. Now I do admit that if it’s not presented right it can be hated… but it can be one of the most fun problems to solve, ever.

*wonders how many math puns he can stick in two paragraphs*

I’ve read some of your writing, and it was beautiful, mysterious and swept me away into musing and admiration of how words put together can paint gorgeous pictures in my mind.

Woah! That’s really cool… Thanks. Just wait ’till you see me write about math (in an actual book)!

So… why could I not compare writing to math? They are both forms of communication that take a concept of something we all understand, and need to understand, and pull it together so that we have a unanimous way of working it out. Yes… writing has a more widely profound effect on people… but math is take for granted. Very much so!

Also think about it from the mind of a communicator and teacher.  My job is to learn the ins and outs of cohesive communication in the best ways possible. It in and of itself is a problem for me to solve… and all I’m looking for in math, is the point where I am understanding what they are trying to convey. Where I can organize everything to a point of resolve. That’s the point of math. And yes it is very powerful.