<p>yeah i don’t think the tone of halogen’s post to kommand who is only a seventh grader (!) was the nicest and neither was calling him petty or self-important. if you are a very bright kid like kommand and your teachers, who are supposed to have authority and know things, and might act like they do, can’t do something as seemingly simple as add or subtract with ease, than i can see how that would seem a bit odd. they demand so much respect but they can’t even subtract! WHAT IS THIS LUNACY. it’s a weird position to be in, as a competent kid surrounded by adults which don’t seem to be as competent as you were led to believe or as competent as they present themselves. i think his feelings come more from there rather than from <em>wanting</em> to judge people based on their ability to do mental math because he’s good at it and they’re not, because that seems like a silly thing to do, even to a seventh grader. of course you’re not supposed to do things like complain about your teacher’s mathematical abilities because their lack of them is frankly astonishing to you, as that’s perceived as rude, but being so young he also has a lot of time to figure out what it might be better to keep quiet about, even on an internet forum…</p>