Math Pisses Me Off........

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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Umair15:</div><div class="quote_post">^^^ What grade are you in? 9th grade right?</div>

10th grade.
 
oh i am taking geometry as a freshmen
 
I used to get 90's in elementary school in math....grade 9 came and I dropped to a 57 (I simply couldn't grasp the concept and I am honestly not good with numbers)...atleast I passed. Grade 10, I failed it with a 46 and had to take summer school where I got high 70's. So, instead of taking a high level math course in Grade 11, I realized I could just take a college level course and get my 3 needed math credits and not have to take it again. So that's what I did and I finished the college level course with an 84 (it was easy beyond easy can describe...we could use cheat sheets and everything on tests).

Now I'm in Grade 12, with no Math at all so anything less then 85 this year will be a shame
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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Junoon:</div><div class="quote_post">I used to get 90's in elementary school in math....grade 9 came and I dropped to a 57 (I simply couldn't grasp the concept and I am honestly not good with numbers)...atleast I passed. Grade 10, I failed it with a 46 and had to take summer school where I got high 70's. So, instead of taking a high level math course in Grade 11, I realized I could just take a college level course and get my 3 needed math credits and not have to take it again. So that's what I did and I finished the college level course with an 84 (it was easy beyond easy can describe...we could use cheat sheets and everything on tests).

Now I'm in Grade 12, with no Math at all so anything less then 85 this year will be a shame
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57 is passing in your school? I thought it was 65 for all schools.
 
For my school it is 70, you lucky, Junoon
 
I had the worseeeee teacher ever in Grade 10 Math. I failed bad with a 32. I got my internet dissconencted, tv cable gone, got a tutor, but it didn't really work with my retard teacher, who can't teacher, speak enligsh, or mark properly. I did summerschool and ended up with an 81? Lastyear I understood math completely, but I would struggle and choke on tests due to my bad memorization skills in equations. I finished with a 44, took summer school, had 80 going into the exam, and then bombed the exam, knowing my mark didn't matter. I'm done with math forever (well in courses) now, unless business involves complex math.
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57 is passing in your school? I thought it was 65 for all schools.</div>

Well...In Peel atleast, it's 50+ to pass. Not sure about the rest of Canada.
 
I've always hated math. It's my worst subject by far..even failed it a couple times in High School. Equations with fractions are a royal pain in the arse too...and I haven't even got to calculus yet.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">57 is passing in your school? I thought it was 65 for all schools.</div>

Wow, 65 and 70's are passes in the states? In Canada (atleast in Peel), 50's the standard pass. 50-59%= D-, D, D+, etc, 60-69%= C, 70-79%= B, 80-89%= A or A-, 90-100%= A+, A++, etc etc. They stop doing it as A B C D after elemntary but yeah. I believe 80-89% is a B in the States? Correct me if I'm wrong.

If 70 was a pass around here then 80% (approx.) of my grade 10 math class would have failed that course...also, because of it's mathemetical tie-ins (which left me confused as hell), I ended up with a horrible mark of 66 (also a pass) in Chem while getting 80+ in every thing else that semester...the 66 dropped my overall average to a 79%...and I didn't even get on the honor roll. I hate math.

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who can't teacher, speak enligsh, or mark properly.
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Was it an asian woman named Ms.Xu (pronounced Shoe)?

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Lastyear I understood math completely, but I would struggle and choke on tests due to my bad memorization skills in equations.
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Well, for me it was more of usually just taking notes in class without not understand anything, fooling around and talking in class (this was in Grade 10, the last time I took a high-level math course), studying minimally for tests and being disappointed when I failed every unit test, then promising my friend I'd get an above 80 mark on the following test and reverting back to my old habits after a week of solid studying.

I just found it so god damn BORING...that was my problem. My dad is right...if you're not interested in something, your effort reflects your disinterest. I wasn't interested in math at all, so I wouldn't even try to get better, believing I was meant to be bad at it. It's not a matter of being good at it or not, it's a matter of dedication, determination and practice. I could do none of those things when it came to math and my marks easily reflected that.
 
I pretty good at math I'm in discrete math in the 10th grade. now history is a different story
 
I used to be the big daddy of math in 6th - 7th grades. I would get like above 95's on each test, and be the first to finish.

But now, its like harder since im taking an advanced course. I'm in 11th grade, taking Pre-Cal. My teacher is really cool, he breaks it down easy. I just listen to him when he's giving out notes, jot down a bit of the hard part, ask friends couple of questions and I usually score 90-95 on my tests.

I hate math, but im actually good at it.
 
Math is easy. It's also a necessity in real life situations so I can see why it's needed. Other subjects that are needed such as History and Science shouldn't be required. They hold no weight in real life unless you are looking for a job in those fields, in which case that would most likely require college where they can teach it to you there. I think those subjects should be an elective.

Though tbh I love History, Math, AND Science.
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I don't understand why people say history is not used everyday. Sure, maybe it's not, but it's important. Everything has a history to it. Math, science, money, music, anything. They all have a history to it.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't understand why people say history is not used everyday. Sure, maybe it's not, but it's important. Everything has a history to it. Math, science, money, music, anything. They all have a history to it.</div>

But is that stuff really needed for day to day affairs? More over, will you ever use that stuff besides History class? I think it's a great subject and I love it, but I don't think it should be required. It should be an elective imo.
 
I'm a senior in highschool and i'm not taking math, i took calculus last year and that was whack enough. Throughout highschool i didnt' do any homework in my math classes and that's why i got C's- B's rather than A's. Personally math isnt' too difficult for me, although i know plenty of people for which it is. Now advanced physics gets difficult.
 
History was easily my favorite subject in high school. Besides volleyball. If you have a good teacher, history is great... my junior year US History teacher was also the football coach and he was really a good teacher. We studied current events, read the newspaper, and talked about the government and economy today and related it to the past.

That's key I think, because if you don't relate it then you'll have people who say well how does it affect us now, this is stupid, etc. Props to Mr. Elliott.
 
What I don't understand is how everyone always says math is essential in day to day life. Aside from basic addition/subtraction skills, I never find myself using any complex math. Everything is automated these days anyways. High school math, in particular, is useless for someone not going into business, science, mathematics, engineering, etc. Also, what history, along with the rest of the humanities, does give is the ability to read and write at a higher level.
 
Adding on to what Chutney said...explain to me how things other then basic math are useful in real life? When are you going to apply the useage of things like finding out the 3 missing X's of a triangular-square shaped box? If you plan to be an archiologist, NASA engineer or even perhaps a chemist then yeah, maybe some of the advanced math stuff is useful for you, but it rarely helps in everyday situations to those not concerned with apply it to our careers. All you need is basic math to be on top of your finances, which is essentially the most important part of learning math in correlation with helping in real life.

Humanity studies and English meanwhile, helps in every aspect. Either your language and writing skills get stronger or you learn something about the world around you. I love any social science courses...Science is useful as well to some degree, but if you're not planning to go farther in it then it seems utterly pointless...like some of the stuff you learn in Chemistry. Biology is fun though.
 
I'm decent in Math. At this rate I should get college credits by my senior year. I just find it easy...
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Junoon:</div><div class="quote_post">Adding on to what Chutney said...explain to me how things other then basic math are useful in real life? When are you going to apply the useage of things like finding out the 3 missing X's of a triangular-square shaped box? If you plan to be an archiologist, NASA engineer or even perhaps a chemist then yeah, maybe some of the advanced math stuff is useful for you, but it rarely helps in everyday situations to those not concerned with apply it to our careers. All you need is basic math to be on top of your finances, which is essentially the most important part of learning math in correlation with helping in real life. </div>
I don't think you see the full picture. Yes of course advanced math might not be useful in and of itself, BUT studying it helps you use that part of your mind that solves problems that are abstract and so for that it is VERY valuable. It's amazing how you can apply this kind of thinking to non-mathematics related subjects such as scheduling or organization in general of WHATEVER it is you are doing later in life.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">What I don't understand is how everyone always says math is essential in day to day life. Aside from basic addition/subtraction skills, I never find myself using any complex math. Everything is automated these days anyways. High school math, in particular, is useless for someone not going into business, science, mathematics, engineering, etc. Also, what history, along with the rest of the humanities, does give is the ability to read and write at a higher level.</div>
I asked my teacher this last year and she said the same logic you use to solve these math problems you can use to solve other problems. Still haven't seen it myself either, but maybe I'm doing it subcontiously?
 
Algebra 2 made me want to quit school last year. I seriously thought about just not coming back to school ever.
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting miss3pointer25:</div><div class="quote_post">Algebra 2 made me want to quit school last year. I seriously thought about just not coming back to school ever.</div>
Is it really that hard?
 
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">I asked my teacher this last year and she said the same logic you use to solve these math problems you can use to solve other problems. Still haven't seen it myself either, but maybe I'm doing it subcontiously?</div>
I think just by making this post you used it bro.
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