Math for me has always been a chllenge and I am not a math person. I have always had trouble at understanding math sometimes and when I would seek help the answer I would get for my question never really helped. I would always try to look back at my notes but I always half a hard time memorizing and remembering things. I would know one thing and then forget the other so I always took a lot of notes during class. I have had tutors before but it never really seemed to help. Math gets me stressed and worried sometimes because I know I’m not the best at it.
Everyone in my family is great at math and they never were really good at helping me on math. I feel like some people just wouldn’t understand on just being stuck in one place in math or any other subject. I am also a very visual person and it could be hard for me to visualize something in my head. So sometimes it’s easier to have something infront of me when I am doing a problem. In math I also sometimes feel preassured when we are timed. I already know I won’t finish before time runs out so when I see other people finished before me, it gets me worried that I should be done too and finish.
One thing I like about math though is that it really gets you thinking. Although it’s not my strength and it could get really frustrating when your stuck. Sometimes when I am stuck on one problem on a test though usally I skip it but when I would come back to it I would sometimes still not get it at all. Tests jsut get me nervous and they probably always will be. Always the day before I wuld study as much as I can but then when the day of the test comes I sometimes forget it.
I have always never been the type of person to be that good at tricky puzzles and stuff like that and if I would ever do puzzles like that it would take me pretty long time on trying to figure it out. But I do love puzzles and games where you have to think because it’s fun while your doing it.
I was always usally scared on asking questions during class. I was afraid if I was the only one with this certain question and if it was a super easy question to others. It’s also been hard for me to participate in class sometimes too. I was scared I would say something wrong and then people would judge me. I wouldalso tend to feel overwhelmed because most people in the grade are better then me at math and it sometimes made me feel like I would never catch up to some people.
This year in math I hope I improve even if it’s just a little bit. I am not the best math student but I i’m planning on working harder this year. Last year I hit some bumps and this year I really hope will be different. I know things will get more challenging this year too so I’m also going to try and study more.
