2025-09-28 17:56 UTC
@hosford42@techhub.social I was "bad at math" as a USian girl. Imagine my surprise when I got 790/800 on the math SATs. Turns out I was just "bad at" slogging thru pages of repetitive homework.
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@duckwhistle@mastodon.org.uk 2025-09-28 19:44
@earthtoneone@mstdn.social @hosford42@techhub.social I suspect it's the repetitiveness that gets most people. I used to run through a couple of examples and then just stop. My maths teacher wanted to move me to a lower class because I "could not keep up with the work load". My mum protested so the school gave me a test and then moved me to the next class up. That convinced me I just needed to work till I knew I understood, the trouble is I probably would remember a lot more as an adult if I had practiced it more. 🤷