Today, he wasn't in a good mood thanks to Keng Mun. So far, only Mrs Wong and Mr Zou have found fault with him.
Today was also the day I decided to give Mr Zou a second chance.
So after doing one of the maths questions he assigned to us, I realised my answer had a + sign in front of it, because, as explained by Ms Wong, that when the square of x is equal to something, and because the power is an even number, the answer requires the + sign in front.
The answer from the textbook, in this case, didn't have that sign.
So Dickson and I asked for him to come. Many times. He was engrossed in his conversation with the Monk and his assailant.
When he came, I asked him, "How come the answer doesn't have this + sign in front?". At this point in time, my working included the sign.
He proceeded to explain in a flurry of terms, and finally gave me the example of x=+2 when the square of x is equal to 4.
I already knew that. And he further confused me by explaining in more weird terms, diving deeper and deeper into the alleys of maths.
How unfortunate that he doesn't know the way Ms Wong teaches. She is an excellent teacher, though, at her age, she is probably a student herself. (She's older than us by a few years)
A teacher has the responsibility to educate students in the best possible way. Not to confuse people.
By this time, Mr Zou could have already vaporised due to "impatience". Too bad he didn't.
So I asked again. "The answer from the textbook doesn't have the + sign."
"Haiya! The arnsers from the textboook are wlrong."
"Class, the arnsers from the textboook are wlrong. I check wifh the Hage-Old-Dee alreadee."
He wasted my time and my patience.