Re: Why do so many people hate or have trouble with math? Your input is needed!



On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, LearningNerd wrote:

I'm starting to relearn math on my own (I'm taking a year off before
college), and I'm planning to write an introduction to learning math on
my blog. To get some ideas, I'd like to hear your answers to any or all
of the following questions:

Why do so many people hate math?

Fad.

Why do they have trouble understanding it?

Because of the fad.

What are your experiences with learning math (at school, on your own,
etc.)?

I learned much better on my own than in high school which was a detriment
to my learning.

Do you enjoy math? If so, why?

Yes. It's fun, I've a knack for it.

How could teachers and students make math more fun to learn?

Oh sure make fun of math, make fun of learning.
People make fun of something they disdain.

Make fun of teachers, nay make fun of educational theorists.
Make school funny farms. Kids who don't want to learn, will learn
very little by making fun of the material. The question is wrongthink.


Thanks in advance for your feedback! Also, if you have any suggestions
for how I should go about relearning math, please share them. Any
useful websites or books would also be greatly appreciated.

Find what fields of math that you like, that grab your interest, that
enthrall you and study them.
.



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