To want to quit my social work course rather than have to deal with getting a level 2 in mathematics?

[filee777]

I went in today to do my diagnostic at TABS and it was horrendous, I didn't know anything and got a really poor score.

More than that, it made me anxious and nervous and like I was a big steaming pile of shit with no hope in hell of ever achieving anything.

I don't want to go back for the week course, can I buy level 2 certificates online or something?

feeling crap

I'm rubbish at maths, I struggle to add up past 10 in my head and I don't know my times tables at all, a few years ago I went to college and got the equivalent of an A at GCSE because you don't need to be able to do those things, you just need to be able to logically work it out on paper...no-one cares if you have to use the 5 times table and add one to get 6 times as long as you're doing it.

Once you've studied and remembered the rules of how to do things, you'll be fine, honestly.

And if you can't remember a general rule then try to remember a specific case and work it out from there. My niece struggled with Pythagoras so I got her to remember a 3,4,5 triangle and (33) +(44)=(5*5).

Thanks for the tips everyone. Suzie your last post gave me the fear.

sorry for hijack! but kim what age would you start tutoring for gcse maths, i think my son won't have much of a chance to pass as he really struggles and is just finishing year 7. was thinking of hiring a tutor..

lovely thanks, will now have to find one!

filee you can do it. I know that some people can get a bit phobic of numbers. Although they may seem scary, they're like computers and really don't do anything without you doing it to them. So just take your time and if you don't understand, ask. A good teacher will have lots of different ways to explain stuff until you find the one that makes sense to you.

I'm sure you are capable - you've already shown that you've got a knack for figuring out large multiplications - I do something similar with percentages (so for 70% of 60, say, I'll divide by 10 to figure out that 10% is 6, and then multiply by 7 to figure out that 70% is 42).

I think it's great that you're going for this. People are way more complicated than numbers, so you've got the tricky bit covered.

Good luck!

Please don't give up, I had to pass the statistical unit of a Psychology course and I'm useless at maths. I remember sitting in my first sats lecture wanting to cry because I could not follow a single calculation. After lots of hard work and learning things from basics the penny eventually dropped and I passed the unit. You can do this.

OP, with the best intentions here YABVU.

Ok, you are doing social work, which imo is a calling. Don't let this stop you.
Your post could have been mine a few years ago, I was doing a PgCE. I have struggled with maths all my life and even had counselling at one time, due to a horrific education all Maths related.
I did it and passed and so can you. The sense of achievement was immense and I cried like a baby. It means more to me than my Degree, Masters level courses and PgCE.
You can do it. If I can, anybody can

OP.

Forgot to say.
it is nothing like GCSE, no pythagoras etc.
multiple choice and you can enrol for lessons too.
I did level 1 first, I was that bad. My ed psych report said I was same level as a 7 year old and any knowledge was down to sheer tenacity
You can do it.

I have literally just passed level 2 maths. It was one of my uni place conditions. It's so easy, I took 4 weeks worth of classes and then my exam, the exam is on the computer and is so easy. Nothing like gcse. It's definitely worth looking into (phone your council, I found my class at college and it was free).

Sorry to give you the fear... I was only trying to help

I agree with kim, IMO there should be some kind of 'functional skills' GCSE covering basic maths and English and perhaps various topics like citizenship, money matters etc. (Apologies if there is already, I haven't got into teaching yet!)

Have you thought about doing a C&G L2 in Numeracy Skills on line via LearnDirect? I did this last year. There is so much help and support. Good luck, don't let maths stand in the way of your dreams :)

Get yourself a really good book with clear explanations and worksheets, as others have suggested. Then lots of practice, starting with times tables. You can do it!

Might be worth getting tested for dyscalculia? I struggled for years with anything maths-related (despite having a strong academic record in other areas) and wasn't diagnosed until I was a postgrad student.

"I am kicking myself that I didn't not strive to get just a C in maths, I was never shown how important it is.

I do hope you are not blaming your position on someone else.

complexnumber why don't you keep your crap to yourself, you have no idea of mine or anyone else's situation and comments like the above just make you look like a prize dick head when put in context. Back under your bridge please.

Don`t give up honestly you will be able to do it.Pming you now so check your inbox

That's exactly it kim

Nobody points out how important it is, how fairly innocuous jobs will demand a grade c in a subject that has been bandied around as pointless.

I will certainly be helping my kids achieve a grade c as at least it's out of the bloody way and they can get on with other things!