When am I ever going to use Math?
Why would you ever need to use math?
I heard a lot of the “cool” kids using this as their excuse for doing poorly in school and especially in math. Some kids just aren’t good at numbers, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be if they don’t try. The correlation between the ones who worked hard at math and their relative success in life is very high.
Math helps you understand the world.
You may not need to calculate angles and measure the velocity of anything in real life, but by understanding how those things work it helps you see and understand the world in a different way. In fact, I consider math and physics as one of the most important building blocks for success in life. Without a solid understanding of the concepts behind math, you are always at a disadvantage.
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Practice makes perfect.
Like any other activity, the more math practice you get the better you will be. I will admit, some kids are faster learners then others but math is a skill. As a skill, it can be mastered through practice.
Learn, Practice, Apply.
Start with a list of 10–20 questions on any topic. Test yourself as if you are in an exam setting (ie. no internet or textbook use). Review the questions that you got wrong and understand how to get to the correct answer next time. Once you can get 100% on this test without cheating, get yourself another set of 10–20 questions. Rinse and repeat until you are consistently getting 100% on every set of questions.
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