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    Math has been one of my weakest subjects throughout my life. In high school math was only going to get more advanced and complicated. I took after school math tutoring to become proficient in the area needed. Now math is one of my favorite subjects, although at times it can be difficult, I still persevere through it.

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    Math has been one of my weakest subjects throughout my life. In high school math was only going to get more advanced and complicated. I took after school math tutoring to become proficient in the area needed. Now math is one of my favorite subjects, although at times it can be difficult, I still persevere through it.

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    Math has been one of my weakest subjects throughout my life. In high school math was only going to get more advanced and complicated. I took after school math tutoring to become proficient in the area needed. Now math is one of my favorite subjects, although at times it can be difficult, I still persevere through it.

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    KeiryHiraldo

    May15,2016

    HowIHavegrownasamathematician

    Allthroughoutmylifemathhasbeenoneofmyweakestsubjects.InElementaryschool,
    Ididn'tgettheproperfoundationofsimplethingsthatIwouldneedallthroughoutmylife,like
    multiplicationandfractions.Ialwaysstruggledanddislikedmultiplicationandfractions,butwhat
    Ididn'tknowwasthatIwasgoingtousethemallmylife.SinceIwasyounganddidn'tthink
    aboutthefuture,Igaveuponmathanddidn'tputintheefforttopracticeandlearnthematerial.
    Thisreallyaffectedmeinmiddleschool,especiallysinceweworkedalotwithfractions.
    EverytimeIsawfractionsinmymathproblemsIimmediatelygaveup,fractionswasn'tlike
    divisionormultiplicationwhichyoucandoonacalculator.Icouldneverpicturemyselfbeing
    exemplarorevenproficientinmath,nordidIeverseemyselfenjoyingit.Freshmenyear,with
    thehelpofmyteachersanddedicationIbegantoapplymyselfandactuallyenjoyedmath.Now
    mathisoneofmyfavoritesubjects,althoughattimesitcanbedifficult,Istillperseverethrough
    it.IfIdon'tunderstandthematerial,orIgetagradei'mnotproudof,Igotomyteacherto
    remediateorreviewwhatIdon'tunderstand.ThroughtmyFreshmenyearIbecamemore
    responsibleandhardworking,andaimedashighasIpossiblycould.
    BeforeeighthgradeIfearedmath,andIstruggledalot.Iknewinhighschoolmathwas
    onlygoingtogetmoreadvancedandcomplicated.Iwantedtobecomethepersonwhoenjoyed
    mathanddidn'tstrugglewithit,soItookafterschoolmathtutoringtobecomeproficientinthe
    areaneeded.Thiswasachoicei'mgladImade,becausethecontentIdidn'tunderstandbefore
    eighthgrade,isincorporatedinclasseslikeAlgebra1andGeometry.TakingAlgebra1in
    Freshmenyearwasn'tasbadasIthoughtitwouldbe.Ialwaysfocusedinclass,participated
    andcompletedmyworkwhichleadtomeunderstandingthematerial.IknewIhadtopayextra
    attentioninmathbecauseIalwayshadahardtimeunderstandingit,andifImissedonestepI
    wouldbecompletelythrownoff.WhatIenjoyedalotaboutAlgebra1,isthatalotofthematerial
    wasappliedtoreallifesituations,andwhatIwaslearningneverseemeduseless.Welearned
    aboutlinearequations,polynomials,radicalsandsoon.Allthesetopicswereconnectedbackto
    reallifesituationsonewayoranother,whichcaughtmyattention.OneartifactfromFreshmen
    yearthatshowstheeffortIputinisthe
    ScatterPlot,Correlation,andLineofBestFitExam.
    For
    thisexamwehadtosolveequationsonrealworldproblems,likefindingthelineofbestfitin
    sportslikeBaseball.IenjoyedworkingonthistopicbecauseitissomethingIcanactuallyuse
    outofschool,toplotdataandfindoutinformation.Algebra1reallyallowedmetolookatmath
    differently,andrealizetheimportanceofmathinandoutsideofschool.
    AttheendofFreshmenyearIdreadedthefactthatIwasgoingtohavetotake
    Geometrynextschoolyear.IknewGeometrywasgoingtobealotmorehardersinceitinvolved
    moreshapesandlettersthenitdidnumbers.There'saofofequationsyouneedtomemorizein
    GeometrytobeabletosolveforXindifferentshapes,andtobeabletodothingslike
    Trigonometry.ImadesureItookalotofnotesandpayedattentioninclass,thisallowedmeto
    memorizetheequations.Geometrywentverygoodforme,Ialwaysgotthematerialrightaway
    andifIdidn'tIwouldaskquestionsuntilIunderstoodit.MyteachergaveusAoLsthat

    connectedGeometrytothingslikebutterfliesandtheirsymmetry,tospiderwebsandallthe
    differentanglesinthem.ThisallowedmetoseethatGeometryreallyiseverywhere,especially
    whereIleastexpectit.Thischangedmyperspectiveonmath,everytimeIdidn'tunderstanda
    topic,orIthoughtItwasn'tinteresting,Iwouldconnectitbacktosomethingaroundme.One
    AoLinGeometrythatconnectswithreallifeproblemsthatIenjoyedwasthe
    Pythagorean
    TheoremAoL.
    ThePythagoreanTheoremcanbeappliedtoeverydaythings,likehowfar
    someonehittheballwhileplayinggolf.Ioriginallydidn'tgetexemplaronthisAoL,butIwanted
    totakeadvantageofmyopportunities,andsoIremediatedit.Igrappledabitwithunderstand
    someconcepts,butIwasresponsibleandmetwithmyteachertogetthehelpIneeded.
    Geometryallowedmetolookatmathinanewway,inwhichIactuallycanapplytoreallife
    situations.Ilearnedtobecomemoreresponsiblewithmylearningnotonlyinthisclass,butin
    allotherstoo.

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