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Similarly, I got Cs in math in middle school and early highschool. Once I got to calculus something clicked. Now I have a degree in physics and am pursuing a g
by aqme28 4y ago
Similarly, I got Cs in math in middle school and early highschool. Once I got to calculus something clicked.
Now I have a degree in physics and am pursuing a graduate degree in applied mathematics. The math I do now is nothing like the math I was bad at in middle school.
- bradlys 4y agoPuberty cannot be understated in terms of its effects...
- mrtranscendence 4y agoI have a similar story, and puberty was definitely an issue. I didn't get good at math until I was old enough to buy alcohol.
- bombcar 4y agoThis could be read as "once I needed to figure out how much alcohol per hour I was earning, I learned math".
- slowmovintarget 4y agoWhich means we just need to make kids play Factorio or Eve Online to instill the desire to be good at arithmetic. Granted, Eve Online would instill other behaviors that might not be so desirable...
- SoftTalker 4y agoProbably both ways. Some kids backslide with academics at that age, others seem to gain traction. I didn't mention it but have considered that part of the reason that things became easier for me in the 8th grade is that I was starting to get the mental maturity to think more abstractly and deliberately.