"The Tall Oak"
By Andrew Vertein
The tall lonely tree,
Spreading its limbs to the sky,
Praying to the sun.
I am Andrew Vertein and I am graduating this May. This is my haiku.
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"MATH!?"
By Jim Jarvis
Mathematics - some people like it, some people do not,
But it is the Queen of science and that is saying a lot.
From Archimedes to Newton math has changed the world,
For some students math has caused their mind to be
tossed, tangled and twirled.
"Anyone can do it!" - a line from a movie a few years back,
Often students don't buy that - it's confidence they lack.
Fractions, percents, equations, and the real number line,
Powers and roots, tangent and sine.
To master the concepts that have been difficult for me,
I have persisted with a strategy I have found to be key.
When working on a concept I don't understand,
I find asking questions and learning go hand in hand.
I ask once, I ask twice, I ask three times and four,
If that doesn't do it, I ask questions some more.
Question and question and expand your view,
You'll be amazed with mathematics the things you can do.
From nanotechnology to string theory to making a reality of
Deep Space 9,
The Queen of the sciences forever will shine.
I retired from the School District of Rhinelander three years ago. I am currently an adjunct at Nicolet teaching Applied Technical Math.
