Long Division Commentator Daniel Ferri on a teacher's nightmare -- he dreams he is unprepared for class -- unprepared and uncertain until he begins to draw a problem on the board. Long division helps ground him safely back in reality.

Long Division

April 24, 200112:00 AM ET

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Commentator Daniel Ferri on a teacher's nightmare — he dreams he is unprepared for class — unprepared and uncertain until he begins to draw a problem on the board. Long division helps ground him safely back in reality.