8th Grade Math Class

My story prior to CSP has so many events and memories involved with it. I went to Delano High School, which is a small town around the Plymouth area. I was a student athlete that loved to be involved in activities. I was a three sport athlete through my Sophomore year and then dropped Volleyball so I could take a heavier class load. I took College in the Schools classes to get credits for college starting my Junior year. The teachers that taught our CIS classes were the best ones and helped all of us learn how to study which will help me here at CSP. Some of my friends were there to support with everything I had going on and we formed really good study groups. My friends were also their to keep my head up and push through things that I couldn’t do without their support. My parents have been my best role models and I still continue to look up to them and listen to what they have to say. They were always very supportive with whatever I wanted to do and gave me advice when I needed it.

Math is one of the fundamental subjects taught in elementary school and is a necessity for overall academic survival. Young learners’ future understanding of mathematics requires an early foundation based on a high quality, challenging, and accessible mathematics education (NCTM, 2013). An engaging and encouraging learning environment helps children develop confidence in their ability to understand and use mathematics. However, math proves to be a difficult subject for many students.

I was in 2nd grade when I struggled with math. It didn’t make sense to me,. I felt as if I was the only one in my class who didn’t know how to do math. I tried, but I didn’t quite understand, and I was really shy, so I didn’t like asking for help. It didn’t come to my attention until my parents scolded me for getting bad grades. I then began to try to get better.

Hi, and welcome to Algebra! I know that right now this class seems difficult and confusing, but it does eventually make sense. It is my job to prepare you for the coming year and to make sure that everything goes smoothly. So let’s get to that.

Math used to be my favorite subject in elementary school. It used to be so simple where the equations used were clear to understand and proving your answer by showing work did not take too much time. Going into middle school things changed and became way too complicated. You had to learn equations to use for different problems and know which situation called for which equation to use. I got my first taste of Algebra in middle school. Things became more difficult in high school. I struggled in Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and the science classes that were based on math. Physics was the hardest class because of the equations. It didn’t help that I could not see how to apply the math in the real world while being a teenager. In

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From then on, I began going to my math teacher every day during lunch. He helped me study and explained to me the things I did not understand in class. He even

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In 2016, the mathematics department in my high school experienced a growing disinterest in mathematics amongst the students in the lower years. So in order to reinvigorate excitement for the subject, so they asked the Math-Tutoring Club, which I was the president of at the time. The Club’s duty was to help teach Math to struggling students in both our High School and Public Schools.

I remember sitting in the back of math class during seventh grade reading the math problem over and over again. I wanted to ask for help but I was afraid of what others will think of me. Questions and worries echoed through my mind every time I wanted to speak up. Will people laugh at my questions? Will people think that I am dumb? Will people get annoyed at me for constantly asking questions? When the bell rang, all of

I couldn’t get through assignments or projects on my classes. At first, I thought this is going to be hard, but then I realized that I always ask a teacher any time I need help with. Once I got help from my teachers, I now know what I need to do for my homework. I also can go after school to take tutoring and the library’s computer lab to finish my work. Not all assignments

In the eighth grade I would always hate math because I would never understand it and would receive a lot of different grades such as C’s, D’s and if i’m lucky B’s. My teacher would always do his best to help me out, but I would feel

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Mathematics has always been a difficult subject for students. Many children have developed phobias and barriers towards mathematics, which prevail into adulthood, thus limiting their potential. This limitation implies problems of learning, resulting in the child a sense of inferiority.

Everything that I thought I knew about mathematics was questioned when I saw an algebra question like 7a*2a=18. My first reaction was, ‘What are letters doing in math? Letters don’t belong in math, those are two different subjects!’ Yes, this question is simple to answer now but back then it was new territory for me. It didn’t matter if I got around to understanding it; the next algebra lesson would always leave me clueless again. There was also geometry which, like algebra, was difficult for me. I understood the basics, but problems such as the finding the area of a circle left me running in, well, circles. ‘Easy’ tips for solving geometry problems like A2+B2=C2 weren’t very helpful either. I was close to giving up, then my teacher recommended Khan Academy; a free online tutoring program that specializes in mathematics. It was a lifesaver, and though I never excelled at math like my teacher wanted, it kept me from having a D