i don't agree completely. I think math also has a point where, until you you pass it, can make the connection to real-life. Adding, Subtracting, simple equation

i don't agree completely. I think math also has a point where, until you you pass it, can make the connection to real-life. Adding, Subtracting, simple equations. But then you have to let go and resist the urge to "justify" the material by providing real-life assignments. But i agree that the key is practice. At university, where the pace picks up dramatically, you figure out that going to the lecture is not as important as finishing the assignments. Always finish the assignments.