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eridani

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6. "Math is such a cumulative subject" Indeed

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 07:57 PM

Nov 2013

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If you can't keep up in the first chapter, you are screwn for all subsequent chapters. That's why I think math needs to be individualized so that you can't go on to step 2 unless you have mastered step 1. It isn't like history, where if you screw up the test on WW I, you can always make it up on WW II.

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The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' [View all] eridani Nov 2013 OP

My theory is TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #1

That is really outstanding of you, and you have my highest respects. adirondacker Nov 2013 #2

I had an asshole math teacher in high school gopiscrap Nov 2013 #3

It must have been a prerequisite for the job during our generation (the shitty math teacher) adirondacker Nov 2013 #4

yeah it might have been gopiscrap Nov 2013 #5

That brings up another memory TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #7

Interesting... adirondacker Nov 2013 #8

"Math is such a cumulative subject" Indeed eridani Nov 2013 #6

Precisely! There Are Rules that cannot be broken. It took me a while to figure that out :) nt adirondacker Nov 2013 #9

Yeah, right, it's all the teacher's fault. duffyduff Nov 2013 #10

True texshelters Nov 2013 #11

I'm bad at math. LWolf Nov 2013 #12