regaled here for you. Another mindless rambling for you to experience.
Another look into the deep, complicated, and mysterious mind of Sarah
Belanger.
Are you ready?
Good. Cuz even if you weren't I was going to start anyway . . .
So, I am going to begin by telling you about Angie's math class. Technically
it's called Activities In Math. To us it has become known as: Depleting Your
IQ 101.
Now, I knew that there were classes in high school that people took as a
joke, or an "easy A." I mean, why else would they have incorporated that
rule about not having more than 6 or 7 semesters of phy ed?
Wait, that kind of sounded wrong. Please don't be insulted if you did take 6
or 7 semesters of phy ed. And don't be insulted if you teach phy ed. True,
there are some people who flunk the class. I mean, obviously if you don't
show up, or you don't try, or you break some guy's leg during badmitton
because he flipped you the bird wrong (ha ha, that was sort of a joke. did
you get it? ok, I understand if you didn't laugh. it wasn't that funny. it
was one of those Laffy Taffy jokes.) then obviously you will probably not
pass the class. However, even if you suck at phy ed, as long as you make a
valid attempt at not sucking too bad, then you'll probably pass the class.
(Trust me, I'm speaking from experience.)
Wait. This Dose is NOT supposed to be about phy ed. It's supposed to be
about IQ Depletion 101.
Back to the real story . . .
So, Angie's got Activities In Math. Let me kind of start at the beginning.
See, she had Intermediate Algebra last semester. But, it didn't count
towards her major, so she decided to take this other math class that was
supposed to be a little less about math, and a little more about how you can
use math in real life (because, let me tell you, finding the rate at which a
light passes a point and using a bunch of derivitives to do it is just not
applicable to anything. Sarah W., you know what I mean!).
Let me tell you a little about Angie's math class: For starters, the first
day her professor taught the class how to add and subtract. And they learned
what real numbers are. Then, the other day they played with blocks. Today,
they had a quiz. I just asked her what was on the quiz. Do you know what
she told me? They had to find the second number in 2,047.
This "Activities In Math" class is a truly wonderful example of a "Depleting
Your IQ 101" course.
See, I think we have to put this in perspective, though. For most of us who
are reading (or composing) this e-mail, adding and subtracting is simple
stuff. To others, however, simple addition is relatively complicated.
Ok, so maybe for a first grader . . . . but, you get my over-simplified point.
Now, each of us have our own IQ Depletion courses. Steph's, for example, is
Intro to Dairy Science. She is breezing through it. She sits there counting
the bricks on the wall and the tiles in the ceiling because she knows most of
the stuff already. I, on the other hand, would be studying day and night
(ok, go ahead and laugh at the thought of me studying. got it out of your
system? good. i'm going to continue now.) just so that I could maybe get a
C in the class.
These are just a couple of examples of Depletion 101 courses. They are
different for everyone. They've always existed, but I have taken the liberty
of giving them a general name.
Oh, you may be asking "Well, Sarah, what is an example of an IQ Depletion
course for you?"
Hmm, let's see. Well, one of the classes that I think would lower my IQ
about 30 points would be "Intro to Basic Musical Instruments." You know, the
one where they show you a picture of a gold-colored curvey instrument and you
have to repeat, "This is a saxophone . . ."
I am thinking that taking a class like that would probably bring my IQ down
to somewhere around the 160 range. . .
-Sarah
Note:
No, I've never had my IQ formally tested. That last statement was just one
of my incredibly egotistical jokes. You are allowed to laugh. Feel free to
make fun of me for it.