The petition
You might remember at many times asking yourself, Why the hell do I need to learn this? What's the point? When will I ever use this? Well, here are the answers: You don't. There is none. You won't.
As you may have already realized, these questions apply to that obscure and pointless field of mathematics known as Calculus. I don't know where they came up with that name, because it's really not much to do with Calculating...it's more like a bunch of graphs and how they can change. Lame, I know.
This petition is for the sole purpose of ridding high schools of that pointless subject. If you want to grow up to be a mathematician or rocket scientist or whatever, feel free to take calculus in COLLEGE. For the rest of you...sign here.
To PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH & MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
We, the undersigned haters of the mathematical branch known as Calculus, make an appeal to President George W. Bush and the representatives of our United States Congress on behalf of presently attending and soon-to-be high school students throughout the United States.
We are firm of the opinion that calculus, as new and interesting a branch as it is, has no real-life application to anyone outside of the field of direct mathematics (i.e. mathematicians, computer programmers, etc.).
We ask President Bush to stop the torture and bring an end to the teaching of calculus within the public secondary school system. Those wishing to continue their education as mathematicians or scientists may still feel free to take the course in college if they so desire. It is a complete and unnecessary waste of taxpayer money and human resources to teach calculus to those that have no desire or reason to learn it.
Several thousand signatures requested by the end of June.
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