I told myself I wasn't good at math. Considering my parents are former math teachers, my assertion seemed unlikely. Math certainly wasn't my favorite thing to do, although I can't say I struggled with it until we moved to Missouri. My trip-up stemmed from a specific type of problem: word problems. After over a decade of home educating my sons--including high-school-level arithmetic--I know why I wouldn't get the correct answer to many of the questions I suffered to solve.
Word Problems: The Lie I Told Myself
Word Problems: The Lie I Told Myself
Word Problems: The Lie I Told Myself
I told myself I wasn't good at math. Considering my parents are former math teachers, my assertion seemed unlikely. Math certainly wasn't my favorite thing to do, although I can't say I struggled with it until we moved to Missouri. My trip-up stemmed from a specific type of problem: word problems. After over a decade of home educating my sons--including high-school-level arithmetic--I know why I wouldn't get the correct answer to many of the questions I suffered to solve.