1/ Stanford PhD in Chemical Eng.
"I tutored math in college. If they said "I don't understand how to do this," I'd make them tell me what they specifically didn't understand.
My feeling is that math comes easier to some than others, but most can succeed if disciplined."
"I tutored math in college. If they said "I don't understand how to do this," I'd make them tell me what they specifically didn't understand.
My feeling is that math comes easier to some than others, but most can succeed if disciplined."
2/
"I assume they have the same anxiety that I have about writing papers. Anxiety keeps them from learning things elementary school kids learn, and most people don't want to do that. It really bugs me when people talk about how their 'brain just isn't made for math.'"
"I assume they have the same anxiety that I have about writing papers. Anxiety keeps them from learning things elementary school kids learn, and most people don't want to do that. It really bugs me when people talk about how their 'brain just isn't made for math.'"
3/
"I really didn't get why people find math difficult until I went to PTA of my 5yr-old's class. Each teacher said math was "confusing" and "difficult". It seems that early years teachers have a hard time talking about math... no surprise that their pupils pick up on it."
"I really didn't get why people find math difficult until I went to PTA of my 5yr-old's class. Each teacher said math was "confusing" and "difficult". It seems that early years teachers have a hard time talking about math... no surprise that their pupils pick up on it."
4/
"I would always think the teachers made it harder than it needed to be for other students. (They are required to teach it a certain way) I never thought about the students that struggled but rather the time that could be saved if they were taught differently."
"I would always think the teachers made it harder than it needed to be for other students. (They are required to teach it a certain way) I never thought about the students that struggled but rather the time that could be saved if they were taught differently."
5/
"I worked as a math tutor, but it didn't go well. My ability to see the answer just by looking has not turned into a transferable skill. I didn't have the research background so I'd have to seek employment as a teacher. Knowing math is somewhat of a handicap in my case."
"I worked as a math tutor, but it didn't go well. My ability to see the answer just by looking has not turned into a transferable skill. I didn't have the research background so I'd have to seek employment as a teacher. Knowing math is somewhat of a handicap in my case."
6/
"I feel they haven't worked hard enough. That goes for me as well. You have to sit your ass down and learn it. You can't just simply soak it up in the way that you can soak up social conventions by growing up in whatever environment you grew up in."
"I feel they haven't worked hard enough. That goes for me as well. You have to sit your ass down and learn it. You can't just simply soak it up in the way that you can soak up social conventions by growing up in whatever environment you grew up in."
7/ an 8th grader
"I just find it ridiculous how some people don't understand Algebra! The book says exactly what to do, gives you the formula, our teacher allows us to use calculators, and they still fail! I personally find it pathetic."
"I just find it ridiculous how some people don't understand Algebra! The book says exactly what to do, gives you the formula, our teacher allows us to use calculators, and they still fail! I personally find it pathetic."
8/
"It's pretty easy to write people off and feel 'better than.' I work on not alienating myself from everyone else. A superiority complex makes me less funny, less kind, less of all the things I want to be as a person."
"It's pretty easy to write people off and feel 'better than.' I work on not alienating myself from everyone else. A superiority complex makes me less funny, less kind, less of all the things I want to be as a person."
9/
"I think they are being forced into doing something they don't like or feel insecure about. Math can only be learned well if you are interested, playful, and not insecure. Many people understandably lose such an emotional attitude as they progress through school."
"I think they are being forced into doing something they don't like or feel insecure about. Math can only be learned well if you are interested, playful, and not insecure. Many people understandably lose such an emotional attitude as they progress through school."
10/
"It depends on what I expect of the person. I think a lot less of people if they're supposed to be good at math and they aren't than if they weren't supposed to be good in the first place."
"It depends on what I expect of the person. I think a lot less of people if they're supposed to be good at math and they aren't than if they weren't supposed to be good in the first place."
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