Calling all math whizzes

Dixie said:
During my 4th-6th grade years I remember my mother and I sitting in the kitchen slaving over homework for HOURS on end. I wasnt actually helped, I was told that I wasn't trying (when I really was) and I would get privileges taken away if I got a bad grade. I recall one night it got so bad that my mom looked right at me and said 'If you dont look at what you are doing, I am going to knock you in the face!' and she meant every word of it. Well I tried again and I got the problem wrong again then she slammed the book shut, threw it across the room got up and left. After that I just never bothered to ask her to help me with math ever again. Actually that was the last time I asked anyone within the family to help me with any type of homework. My parents refused to get me a tutor because it was 'too expensive'.
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I'm sorry this happened to you, Dixie. :(

Your story reminds me of my 5th grade teacher who used to slap students against the head if they got the answer to a math problem wrong. Because of what this particular "teacher" did, my self-confidence was completely destroyed. By the time I reached middle school, I absolutely *hated* math and experienced math anxiety. It wasn't until 11th grade that I had an excellent (and patient!) teacher for Trigonometry who restored all of the confidence I had lost years before.

When parents and teachers treat their children/students the way you and I have been treated, how do they expect them to develop better math skills? :roll:

I wish I could help you with your Algebra equation, but it's been awhile since I've performed those kinds of computations. :dizzy:
 
Hear Again said:
I'm sorry this happened to you, Dixie. :(

Your story reminds me of my 5th grade teacher who used to slap students against the head if they got the answer to a math problem wrong. Because of what this particular "teacher" did, my self-confidence was completely destroyed. By the time I reached middle school, I absolutely *hated* math and experienced math anxiety. It wasn't until 11th grade that I had an excellent (and patient!) teacher for Trigonometry who restored all of the confidence I had lost years before.

When parents and teachers treat their children/students the way you and I have been treated, how do they expect them to develop better math skills? :roll:

I wish I could help you with your Algebra equation, but it's been awhile since I've performed those kinds of computations. :dizzy:
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I did have one instructor that was patient enough to deal with me but she is already swamped under with her own classes to teach and she is hard to catch. If I get off work early one day next week I may go to campus and catch her in her office if possible and she if she can simplify this to the point that I can at least the concept of what they are doing.

Oh yeah do you remember having to go to the chalk board to solve problems in front of the class? I did and god I hated it because every time I got it wrong and by the junior high years I was labelled as stupid.
 
Dixie said:
I did have one instructor that was patient enough to deal with me but she is already swamped under with her own classes to teach and she is hard to catch. If I get off work early one day next week I may go to campus and catch her in her office if possible and she if she can simplify this to the point that I can at least the concept of what they are doing.

Oh yeah do you remember having to go to the chalk board to solve problems in front of the class? I did and god I hated it because every time I got it wrong and by the junior high years I was labelled as stupid.
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Since I'm totally blind, I never had to go up to the chalkboard to solve problems in front of the class. However, I was expected to do them orally which was difficult because I couldn't always keep numbers straight in my head. One thing is for sure...I'm glad those days are over!
 
i cant figure it out how to solve this:


0x0=

why bother to answer this because most of us know that: zero. why they had to write that numbers in the book?
 
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