“My Experience with Math”

I am a stem student but to be honest I feel as my math

skills are not at full potential, because sometimes I cannot

understand the strategies, and often I can’t even remember

formulas because of how long some are. For example I get area,

and volume formulas mixed up with each other. In contrast

however, when I understand something and catch on quickly with a

through break down of everything I became a super student, and

actually want to participate instead of feeling like I can’t. I

am also a visual and hands on learner they go hand to hand with

one another in giving me a better understanding of what’s being

taught to me. You can’t just make me do the work showing how and

you can’t just show me how

Some bad experience I have faced in math all occurred in

my high school and It wasn’t any of my teacher faults either so I

can’t even sit here and pretend like it was. To be honest I

didn't really try, because I either wasn't in school because I

was sick, or completely didn't understand anything because I

wasn't in school for vital classes to certain units. For examples

on my grade 7 year, we had a geometry unit and I got severely

sick, to the point of having constant hospital visits, so I

missed the introduction class which was always a full period of

through explaining of what was gonna be taught. I missed three

days and fell completely low my grade from an 87 to 80. I lost

hope, and feel sad, because of stupid mistakes I made in.

I wouldn't say I hate math, I tried my best in learning

the concept of it. In one of the years at my high school, I

couldn't learn as well. On my eighth grade, I had a good teacher

that taught me really well and I started to like math more. By

the way she taught me and my classmates that I had at the table,

they gave me even more help. When I’m in that class, I felt eager

the learn and now I want to improve my understanding of certain

subjects in math such as geometry, and I want to work on

memorizing formulas, and definitions of certain math terms and

words. I would also like to improve on focus by removing myself

from the few close friends I have in my class and not talking to

anyone distracting. And I will try not to distract myself in the

process.

This year I expect myself to learn how to do math and

remember the steps on figuring out the problem. When I was on

grade 1, I was been punish of my teacher because I can’t finish

my work in our classroom, on grade 3 I am the last student who

pass the exam because I really donnot know the answer even though

I solve it in many times, At sixth grade I didn't do well on a

test because I didn't really know how to do the math and at my

seventh grade I got sick so that my grades got lower in math.

Unlike my eighth grade teacher, she didn't explain the steps in

detail. For me, that's how I learn math better. I expect myself

to do good on tests and get a high grade that my parents will be

proud of me. 

I'm not a person that likes to study, so I like to learn the math

and just review it. I hope this year I will learn and do great in

math. I will do my best.

At last I just want to say that I have witnessed the

frustration of individuals whom struggle with these simple

calculations in the school environment. Individuals become

disenchanted with mathematics and often question the relevance of

the amount of time spent in teaching the subject, although

teachers are very good at telling individuals what to do, but I

am very rarely sad to tell them why they are doing it. In order

to prevent individuals from becoming disconcerted, it is

paramount in teaching to encourage good teaching practice that

will develop pupil's own logical thinking skills and higher order

skills. This in turn will have a positive impact and shape

pupil's future lives. It is therefore important to look at good

teaching principles and practice that will enhance all pupil's

learning processes so that they can develop the skills for their

optimum wellbeing. It was just my opinion.