[quote Elmo311]@RaelImperialAerosolKid I think I had a negative introduction to maths. My dad used to sit me down and get angry when I didn't understand, and not praise me much when I got something right. It was never good enough and he'd tell me things like "oh she doesn't want to learn" and then he just stopped helping me.
He made it worse because he taught me differently to the way school would teach me. And so I just stopped trying and I accepted that I was no good at maths, that I am stupid and will never be able to do it. All of that started at age 5.
Thank you for having confidence in me! My patents never did and neither did I!
With yours and @EcoCustard comments I feel more positive about attempting this again. I know it would change how I feel about myself entirely. It would change everything for me.
Ah. I'm actually crying right now :(
And OP, sorry for taking over some of your thread! Go for it x
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This makes so much sense to me. Looking back, my mum got very angry about my struggles with maths and I remember her making me stay in my room one afternoon writing out multiplication tables over and over because I didn’t immediately know the answer to one of the questions. I think I was about 7 or 8.
I also had a horrendous experience with maths at school. Our teacher went on mat leave three times in the four years I took the subject and we had a steady stream of supply teachers giving us a patchwork overview of the materials. Obviously I don’t blame the teacher, it was the school who should have provided adequate cover but it all added up to huge holes in my knowledge and understanding of the work.