Written by: Sohana Ale Magar - 25016, Grade X
Posted on: 21 June, 2022
When people ask me, “Do you like math?” I say, “Aghh! NO.” I never liked math since I was young. The main reason? I do not understand it properly, I do not have any interest in it and I never got good marks as well. I always felt bored when I tried to solve the math equations and do any assignment related to it. Whenever I saw the questions I felt that the question was too difficult and I didn’t want to do it, even during exams. Now I am in grade 10. If you give me the question of grade 9 I honestly can't solve it. I never gave any attention in math class. When the teacher asked me if I had understood, I used to say yes but I really didn't understand anything.
Whenever math class starts I feel sleepy. When I tried to solve the equations and couldn’t I got very angry. Math was a nightmare for me. My mom always scolded me for not being able to study properly. My teachers asked me to ask them if I had problems but I was too scared and I really didn't feel like doing it. But now times have changed. My mom called me and told me that she had hired someone to tutor me. At first I was very annoyed. I didn't want to go to tuition. It was my first day there. I was not feeling nice because I didn't want to practice math all the time. My friend who lived near me was poor in math and she had secured good marks in the 9th grade. I was surprised to know that now she liked math and her results were getting better. I asked her how and she replied “You should never think math is hard and I cannot do it, we must try everything even if we don't like it, if we practice we will surely solve the question.” At first I also did not understand math but I tried to solve some problems by asking my teacher and from that day I solved some questions on my own and after those small victories it became interesting. I came home, turned my book but fell asleep. I didn't understand anything. Next day in school I asked my sir about the solution. I found it interesting how the answer came in a simple way. Some kind of interest started developing. Both my school teacher and the tuition teacher taught me in easy ways. Slowly, in school I mustered the courage to ask the teacher about the things I couldn’t understand. My opinion regarding Math started changing. I started being curious. I wanted to solve different math problems. Now every night I practice some math questions everyday. When I am able to solve the given equation, I feel satisfied.
We should never give up on things that we don't like. We must always work hard to make bad things good. If I practice more I think I will be able to do better. I will never stop learning and practicing.
