Descriptive Essay On Mathography

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Mathography

First, i’ll start off by saying that math is not my strongest area. So for me, my whole life I have gone through my math classes really having to study hard and spending a lot of extra hours making sure that I understood the material. I remember math in elementary school being very simple for me. I was actually one of the best in my class. I was always the one to finish my multiplication tables first and to get the highest grades on the tests. This was not where the issue began in my life. When I got to middle school I was placed in a regular math class, not a honors or any of the higher level classes. To me, this was really upsetting, because all of my “smart” friends were in the honor classes. To not be put in that class was heartbreaking to me, because I knew my potential was much larger than a …show more content…

I knew that I struggled in math but I also knew that i had the potential to be in a honors class a succeed to the highest of my capabilities. My math teacher in my 7th grade regular class was Mr.Smith. Mr.Smith was actually my basketball coach as well, so we got along very well and I was able to grasp math easily because we knew each other on a more personal level. Although this class was an easy A for me and I really enjoyed the teacher, I still felt like I was lower than my level of intellect. So, I went to my counselor and I told her that I wasted to transfer to the honors class. She then proceeded to tell me that in order to do that I would have to get a high score on my final Sage exam at the end of the year. At this moment, I knew exactly what I had to do and what I had to work for. So, I started studying, going in for extra tutoring hours, everything I could possibly do to get in that honors class. When the end of the year came around I felt so confident that I would be able to pass this test with flying colors, and I did. I got my score back and I passed, I was now able to transfer to

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