I really don't get this useless subject in school!!!!!!
2006-12-20 11:00:26 · 18 answers · asked by Emma S. 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Bribe the teacher
2006-12-20 11:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by Lime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math takes a certain level of brain development - which is not related to IQ. I got all A's, except for math. I struggled and struggled and struggled. I studied and failed and studied more.
Then, one year, I was a sophomore in college, it all of sudden became easy and made sense. Because I had studied previously (although for seemingly no purpose), once it clicked I had all the background knowledge there - and now I got how to use it.
Keep plugging away, and truly, it will click at some point and you'll get it and also why math is important. (Hint: It really is, and it is because of the thinking process and problem solving it teaches).
2006-12-20 22:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by apbanpos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt the same way.I've been math challenged all my life. I only ever liked geometry.
I didn't really get by in math except under two circumstances. One, I went to a parochial school for a couple of years in high school, and Father Duffy would NOT let you get away without doing your algebra homework - you couldn't fall behind. The other was that once I was in the Navy going to school for advanced electronics training, I could see why and under what circumstances math was important - it was a model for what they were trying to teach me.
Aside from those experiences of mine, all I can suggest is that you talk to your teacher, and see if she/he can explain the context - why this particular type of math is important and how it gets used. I always understood things better if I could see why they were important - just stubborn I guess.
2006-12-20 19:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math.. yeah some of it is completely useless! But a totally useless subject is History [unless you want to be a historian or history teacher] and Science [unless what you are learning has something to do what you want do. I'm learning about atoms. There is no chance in hell I wanna become an Atom finder or something]
2006-12-20 21:25:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Outrageous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is math the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically
The innovative Italians of the Renaissance (fourteenth through sixteenth century) are widely acknowledged to be the fathers of modern accounting. In particular, Benedetto Cotrugli invented the "Double Entry". Frater Luca Bartolomes Pacioli invented the Pacioli's System of memorandum, journal and ledger, and wrote many books on accounting. Chartered accountants originated in Scotland. - Source "Accounting a Virtual History"
So math was made by the romans and it spread through out.
2006-12-20 19:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math is not useless. Someday you'll have to balance your checking account, take out a car loan and figure out the interest, morgage a house, buy a house, get a credit card, etc. That's why you're learning it now - you'll thank your math teacher later.
2006-12-20 19:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math isn't useless, even if you think that right now. To design anything (video games, satellites, airplane, cars, architecture, interiors, and even clothing), you'll need to understand mathematical concepts. To invest your money wisely, you'll need to do math. To understand how the world functions in terms of economics, you'll need math as well. Trust me, you'll use math in every aspect of your life when you get out into the world...but most of the time, you just won't realize it.
2006-12-20 19:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As hard as math it, work really hard to learn it now, because if you take your college entrance exams and don't know the math, you will have to take remedial courses. I should know because I hated math in high school and now 15 years later I am having to relearn it again in college. Math is like a foreign language to me, but I am slowly learning it.
2006-12-20 19:09:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What math are you in? Most levels of math at least through algebra II teach you important skills needed later in life. Almost any job requires at least basic math skills. Algebra helps develop logic and reasoning skills. Just suck it up, pay attention in class, and work as hard as you can.
2006-12-20 19:05:00 · answer #9 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just try your best and pay attention.........If u dont get it.....Ask for your teacher's help and go for tutoring. Also think the positive ways and u will get it somehow. Dont give up because that's the worst thing u can do. U are not a dummy, I know u can do it.......So be proud of yourself and good luck. Hope this helps ;-)
2006-12-20 19:10:16 · answer #10 · answered by LaLa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋