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Show Fair Forever, 17 "CORRECT!" Mr. Keaston yells. Luckily; Martinez is prepared this time for the outburst. Miss McCoy crosses out the 4 with a slash. Keaston nods and hands her his calculator. Buddy wobbles. Martinez limps. Miss McCoy writes x=24. "CORRECT.AGAIN!" Mr. Keaston applauds all the participants. "Thank you Miss McCoy. And thank you Mr. Martinez and Mr. Evans." Buddy and Redhead walk to their seats, but Martinez frowns. "Can't I finish?" he asks. He's holding two blocks. Keaston shakes his head. "Piling blocks was just for demonstration, I wanted to show how efficient and convenient algebra is for everyday life." Martinez pouts! "But I don't see how algebra made any difference. Even if I knew the answer was 24,1 would still have to pile the blocks on the board to get Buddy balanced. I might as well keep adding blocks. No reason to stop and figure out how many I need." Mr. Keaston is crestfallen. His shoulders slump and he stammers something about missing the point of the demonstration as he ushers Martinez to his seat. The bell rings and,Mr: Keaston reminds everyone to do Chapter One homework. I remember again why I hate school so much. |