You wake up at 6:45 AM. The homework is due at 8:00. You find a crumpled worksheet at the bottom of your bag. The coffee hasn’t kicked in. You’re writing answers so fast that 2+2 starts to look like a philosophical question. Surprisingly, you get 80% right. This is not a strategy. This is chaos. In case you’re here for the literal answers (no judgment), here’s a snippet from my Algebra II worksheet last week. Disclaimer: These are my answers. Your teacher may vary. Use at your own risk.

We need to talk about maths homework.

This is my speciality. I’ll show up to class with a full page of working out, each step written neatly in blue pen. I’ll feel like Isaac Newton. Then the teacher asks for the answer, I say “17” with my whole chest, and the kid behind me whispers, “Uh, did you forget to carry the negative?”

But I’m still here. I’m still learning. And next time, I’m not waiting until 6:45 AM.