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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:30:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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CPA! That would make great use of some of the bizarre equations I see my
son
working with. I wonder where the math whiz would go after he/she grew
bored
with being a CPA. After all, the other places you've mentioned could
absorb
maybe 1% of the teachers you believe should stop teaching after some
period
of time.

The bizarre equasions are assigned to teach the mechanics of
manipulating numbers. Those same skills can be used for other complex
thought processes. A person with this level of thinking can be an
excellent engineer and that is a job we import because we are not
making enough of our own.

Looks like I'll be contributing an engineer of some sort. My son's not sure
yet whether he wants to design space stations, bridges, or a machine that
turns body fat into emeralds and Rolexes. Last year, I nagged him to take
physics, because even if it's not part of your career, the stuff you learn
is endlessly useful as your house falls apart and you need to fix things.
Or, you have a better understanding of how to clothesline someone who's
trying to start a fight in a bar. As it turned out, he loved it. Besides
pointing him toward more career ideas, he's convinced it helped his golf
game.