Mathematics Quote by Miranda July
““Teachers of subjects that this person wasn't even good at are kissing this person and renouncing the very subjects they taught. Math teachers are saying that math was just a funny way of saying "I love you.””
About This Quote
Source Short Story: “The Unlikely Teacher”, 2017
Students praise a teacher they dislike, turning the subject into a love metaphor.
In simple terms: Students love a disliked teacher oddly.
Key Takeaway
Question how perception shapes affection.
Themes
education
irony
affection
Mood
ironic
thoughtful
Type
literary
analytical
When to use this quote
- classroom interaction
- mentor relationships
- communication
Key Concepts
social dynamics
symbolic language
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do we romanticize disliked authority?
- How does irony affect learning?
A Different Perspective
May mask underlying resentment.
![“The thing I am most interested in is power relations - it is so easy in a relationship like that [of an artist and a gallery manager], to imagine that the other person is living a perfect life.” quote by Miranda July](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7d7/miranda-july-1600_artist_the-thing-i-am-most-interested-in-is-pow_70745.jpg)
![“Geometry, which should only obey Physics, when united with it sometimes commands it. If it happens that the question which we wish to examine is too complicated for all the elements to be able to enter into the analytical comparison we wish to make, we separate the more inconvenient [elements], we…” quote by Jean le Rond d'Alembert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d9/jean-le-rond-d-alembert-26487_able_geometry-which-should-only-obey-physics_6945.jpg)
