Maths is everywhere. It’s important. But our sanity is more important. Maths teachers have a way of draining the curiosity of playing with numbers out of you. We’ve done our research, and have now come up with the things every maths teacher says.

Are we together?

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After they’ve just written a formula that looks nothing like what you’ve ever seen before. We’re in fact, not together.

Please, pay attention

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Kind sir, I’m honestly trying my best. 

I’ll complete this example during your short break period

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Maths teachers will always take your break time. And that’s a fact.

When next do you have a free period

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Using free period to teach is the ugly twin of using break time. But this one deserves jail time.

Come and solve this on the board

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Sir, I can’t even solve it in my note.

In my days, there were no scientific calculators

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Thank God there are scientific calculators in my own day. So I will use them, thank you.

Please, always show your working

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I don’t even know the formula that’ll take to the working stage sha. 

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