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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> U.S. Teenagers Lose Ground in International Math Exam, Raising Competitiveness Concerns
> Results are flat in science and reading on test among 15-year-olds coordinated by OECD
> Dec. 6, 2016 5:50 a.m. ET
> 
> https://www.google.com/#q=U.S.+Teenagers+Lose+Ground+in+International+Math+Exam%2C+Raising+Competitiveness+Concerns+Results+are+flat+in+science+and+reading+on+test+among+15-year-olds+coordinated+by+OECD
> 
> Finally, Teenagers are moving in the Right direction.
> 
> This Science, Math and Reading...a complete waste of time.
> 
> Just imagine the possiblities of the...other direction.
> 
> ...and if you cannot imagine, it means you're totality messed up and there is no hope for you.


Take Math for example...

it's just symbols added to...patterns.

They see a pattern, and they put numbers on it.


The Truth is...


Math..is sort of an optical illusion...

it's just...a 'feeling'..

and feelings are also sort of optical illusions.


illusions.


il·lu·sion
i'lo?oZH?n/
noun
noun: illusion; plural noun: illusions

    a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.


https://www.google.com/#q=define+illusion