In the Thurber’s story, University Days his instructors show varying degrees of patience, empathy, and understanding with their students. Three qualities which my high school math teacher Mrs. Giagomi didn’t have, she was quit the opposite, in fact she was down right sadistic. Her reign of terror in my high school career began when I was a sophomore. I had her for geometry. I was kind of lost and never really understood what …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…consisting of Math 099 and 101. I decided I would take 099 in the summer at Tunixs Community College. The first class I found out that even if I passed it and got credit for math 099 this class was going to be harder than a Math 101 class. “Screw it!” I said, “What do I have to lose.” It ended up being the best class I had ever taken. My grade for the class was 4.0. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Unmiversity Days