McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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202 Math Frustrations in math class Did you ever feel like beating your head against a brick wall? If you were a math student this year you're answer was undoubtedly, “YES!”’ Regardless of the type of math class they were in, frustration was a common denominator for students. And many times during the career of a math stu- dent it was the smallest mistake which caused the biggest problems. Unfortunately, students usually real- ized their mistakes when they received their graded tests. A simple sign error halfway through the problem caused the final answer to be wrong, minus 10 points. What frustration! ‘When the answer to a proof was at the top of the test, I actually wrote a different answer on my problem.” said George Lohmann. ‘‘What a stupid mis- take!” “Help!” Thats what Mrs. “G is here for. Crystal Johnson takes advantage of her willingness to do just that! Although studying during commons is not the most enjoyable thing to do, George Lohmann works hard to complete his geometry homework.