Terrible at math

queenrus · May 16, 2021

Hi, the one thing I would say is refrain from labelling yourself "terrible at math". You can do well at Math if you are focused on applying yourself and ensuring you understand concepts.

I remember growing up with a Dad that's a math wiz, an older sister who failed math, and I had a similar mindset to yours. I went through high school just doing average in math. I got to college and excelled at all levels of math once I took responsibility for my own learning. You can too. Don't expect someone to sit and explain things to you....get the book and take the time to teach yourself. I kept practicing questions (every single question in the book). Since then I have received As in any quantitative graduate course I have taken.

You can do it too.

Hekate21 · May 16, 2021

Well I have learning disabilities that make trying to leave certain aspects of math very difficult.

I cannot just teach myself math.

queenrus · May 17, 2021

39 minutes ago, Hekate21 said:

Well I have learning disabilities that make trying to leave certain aspects of math very difficult.

I cannot just teach myself math.

I apologize, I didn't know that you had learning disabilities and Asperger's.

Neo Soldier, BSN, RN · May 17, 2021

I’m not the best at math too. It took a lot of practice. Thankfully, my college has a math and science building and because I wasn’t working at the time, I spent hours there doing homework, getting help, and going for workshops. I also used Youtube as a resource.

It’s doable but it takes a lot of daily practice. I wish you well.

Hekate21 · May 17, 2021

7 hours ago, queenrus said:

Hi, the one thing I would say is refrain from labelling yourself "terrible at math". You can do well at Math if you are focused on applying yourself and ensuring you understand concepts.

I remember growing up with a Dad that's a math wiz, an older sister who failed math, and I had a similar mindset to yours. I went through high school just doing average in math. I got to college and excelled at all levels of math once I took responsibility for my own learning. You can too. Don't expect someone to sit and explain things to you....get the book and take the time to teach yourself. I kept practicing questions (every single question in the book). Since then I have received As in any quantitative graduate course I have taken.

You can do it too.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · May 17, 2021

"I'm not good at math" is an incomplete sentence. The last word is missing - YET. Think about the difference between "I'm not good at math" and "I'm not good at math yet". Pretty powerful, right?

I have some advice that I think will help you be successful.

1. Start adding the 'yet' to the end of the sentence whenever you say it or even think it.

2. Your school probably has a math tutor service available. Use it

3. Go back to the beginning. Seriously- if you lost your way at third grade math- go back to third grade math and start from there. Here's a great FREE resource to help you get started: https://www.khanacademy.org/math

4. Do as many practice problems as you possibly can. When I first learned to ride a bike- I fell off. Did that keep me from ever riding a bike again? No- I got back on and practiced. And every now and then I fell off- but the more I practiced the better I got and now it's been 50 years since I fell off.

YOU CAN DO THIS. It will take hard work at all the little baby steps- but you CAN do it.

londonflo · May 18, 2021

You may have used more math than you realized...When you are at the the department store and the sign on the rack says 25 % off. Do you figure out what that amount could be? At the grocery store, the sign on your favorite frozen pizzas says "buy 2, get 50% off each:' Do you walk away with one or two?