My Mathematic Experiences And Challenges In My Education

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1) There are plenty of reasons why I enjoyed school growing up and even more reasons to find other things to do. One of my biggest challenges in my education as a child was math. It was not my strong suit and I felt behind when comparing myself to other students. This impacted my attitude towards this subject dramatically. Once I noticed I was receiving extra help for math when no one else was, was the day my eyes opened up. I felt stupid, and immediately lost all confidence in my mathematic abilities. Many of my teachers were encouraging but I felt as though they did not actually care if I understood the material or not. For example, my middle school teacher was the coldest 7th grade math teacher in the whole school and she had a very bad reputation. She made me feel like the stupidest student in her whole class. After leaving her class and moving up to the 8th grade level, I had been scared from that, and my confidence was at an all time low.
This extra support made it much easier for me to grasp the math concepts I was missing in class. They gave me one on one support and I can now see why they pushed me so hard. Math is very important, and a life long skill that is beneficial for everyone in most jobs. My understanding of math is much stronger than it has ever been. While I am a life long learner, I know there is still plenty more for me to learn. I am very excited to learn how to further educate my future students in math and learn with them as

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