数学不会后面克服困难的英语作文
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数学不会后面克服困难的英语作文
全文共3篇示例,供读者参考
篇1
Math was Always so Hard for Me
Hi, my name is Jamie and I'm in 5th grade. Math has been really, really tough for me ever since I can remember. Numbers and equations just don't click in my brain the way they seem to for some of my classmates. I have always felt like the "dumb" kid when it comes to math class.
In 1st grade, we started learning to add and subtract single digit numbers. While most of my friends picked it up quickly, I was that kid who still had to use my fingers to do simple math problems. My teacher Mrs. Roberts was very patient, but I could tell she was frustrated that I wasn't getting it as fast as the other students.
By 2nd grade, we moved on to double digit addition and subtraction. Oh man, that's when things really started getting hard for me! Keeping track of carrying over to the tens place was so confusing. I remember crying many nights at home because I just could not wrap my head around borrowing and regrouping.
My parents tried so hard to help me, using physical objects and drawing pictures, but it was like there was a block in my brain that prevented me from truly understanding.
3rd grade brought multiplication and division into the mix, and that's when I really started falling behind my peers in math. Memorizing those times tables was pure torture! I would spend hours with my parents desperately trying to drill them into my head, but I could never seem to fully commit them to memory. Actually doing multiplication and division problems was even worse - it felt like someone was speaking a foreign language. My confidence in math class plummeted.
4th grade meant fractions, and that was the final straw for me. I just could not grasp why we were taking one number and cutting it into pieces! The whole idea made no sense to my young mind. My teacher would patiently go through examples on the board, but everything she said went in one ear and out the other. I started feeling dumb, like I must be the only kid in the entire school who couldn't do fractions.
By the time 5th grade rolled around, I was so far behind in math that I just gave up even trying. Anytime a math worksheet or textbook came out, I would instantly get tense and anxious. In my mind, I had convinced myself that I was simply bad at math
and there was no point in putting in effort because I would never "get it" anyway.
That all changed though when my parents got me a private math tutor named Ms. Emily. Ms. Emily had a completely different way of teaching math that finally started making things click for me. Rather than just showing me steps and processes, she took things back to a basic, conceptual level that I could understand. We used a lot of visuals and real-world examples to represent the math problems in concrete ways.
For adding and subtracting, we used physical objects like blocks that I could actually move around. This helped me understand what I was really doing when I regrouped digits - I was taking groups of tens and breaking them into individual ones, or vice versa.
For multiplication, Ms. Emily related it to concepts of grouping and repeated addition using examples I could wrap my mind around. Like if I had 3 boxes with 4 apples in each box, I could see that was the same as 4 + 4 + 4 which equals 12. That made multiplication click for me in a way mere memorization never could.
Fractions started making sense when Ms. Emily used visuals of pizzas, pies, and rectangles that I could physically divide into
pieces and count. Rather than just showing me procedures for adding, subtracting, multiplying fractions, she helped me understand what a fraction actually represented in the real world.
Slowly but surely, Ms. Emily's creative approaches helped rebuild my self-confidence in math. Those challenging concepts didn't seem quite so foreign and impossible anymore now that I could truly visualize and understand what was happening. Sure, I still had to put in a lot of hard work and determination, but Ms. Emily showed me that I wasn't "dumb" - math just clicked differently for me and I needed a different style of teaching.
These days, I'm no longer that kid dreading math and feeling completely lost. I still have to study really hard, but the concepts are finally making sense in a way they never did before thanks to Ms. Emily's tutoring. I actually find myself looking forward to math class so I can try out new strategies for solving problems. Who knows, maybe I'll even grow up to be a mathematician or engineer someday!
If there's one big lesson I've learned through this experience, it's that you should never give up on yourself, even when things seem impossible. I used to be convinced that I just didn't have the brain for math, but I was wrong. With the right teaching approach, mindset, and effort, I was able to turn things around in
a big way. So to any other kids struggling with a subject like I did with math, keep trying! Don't let challenges make you feel dum
b or stop you from reaching your potential. You've got this!
篇2
Math Has Always Been Hard for Me
Math has never been my favorite subject in school. In fact, I used to really dislike it and get frustrated whenever it was time for math class. All those numbers, equations, and word problems just seemed so confusing and complicated to me. While some of my classmates appeared to understand everything easily, I often felt lost and behind everyone else.
I remember back in 2nd grade, we were learning how to borrow and regroup for subtraction. I just couldn't wrap my head around the process of breaking apart numbers and regrouping them. I would get mixed up between borrowing from the tens place or the ones place. My worksheets were constantly covered in eraser smudges from me trying to fix my mistakes.
At home, my parents would sit with me for what felt like hours trying to reteach the borrowing and regrouping concepts. But I would end up in tears of frustration, feeling like I was just too stupid to get it. My parents assured me I wasn't stupid, but it
was little consolation at the time. I truly believed I was just bad at math and that it would always be my worst subject.
Things didn't get much easier as I moved into higher grades. Adding and subtracting bigger numbers, learning multiplication facts, long division - it all continued to be an uphill battle for me. I'd dread math tests, knowing I'd likely bomb them despite studying really hard. My math grades were always lower than my other subjects like reading, writing, science, and social studies.
My low confidence in math only made me dislike it more. It was a vicious cycle - the worse I did, the more I dreaded math and the less I paid attention in class. This lack of effort and negativity then led to me continuing to perform poorly. In 4th grade, my parents got me a math tutor in hopes of getting me back on track, but I resisted and didn't try my best during those sessions.
Finally, in 5th grade, I knew something had to change with my mindset and approach to math. If I kept going this path of negativity, I'd continue to struggle more and more each year as the concepts got harder. With some encouragement from my parents and teachers, I decided to start fresh with a positive, can-do attitude.
The first step was getting over my fear of failure and being okay with initially not understanding something in math. Instead of getting frustrated right away, I committed to taking a deep breath and patiently working through examples step-by-step. I raised my hand for help more often in class instead of just sitting confused.
I started embracing mistakes as opportunities to learn rather than berating myself for them. Instead of avoiding the problems I got wrong, I made sure to rework them slowly and pinpoint where I went wrong. Developing this growth mindset was difficult at first after years of negativity, but it gradually helped demystify math for me. I stopped thinking I was just naturally bad at it.
Another key change was being consistent with math practice and not letting myself fall behind. In the past, I would miss or half-do my math homework, then fall further behind when we moved to new concepts in class. This time, I diligently did all the assigned practice, asked questions on what I didn't understand, and regularly looked over my class notes. Showing this consistent effort helped reinforce my learning.
I also found ways to make math more engaging andless intimidating for myself. For example, I started using flashcards
and math apps to practice concepts in short, fun chunks rather than dreading long homework sessions. My parents also found some entertaining math games and resources that made learning feel like play.
Thanks to this new positive attitude, consistent effort, and engagement with math, everything started to click for me. Math became much less stressful and confusing. I went from being one of the lowest math students in my grade to being solidly average and even scoring high on some tests! While I still didn't love every aspect of math, I no longer dreaded it intensely.
Looking back, I realize a big part of my struggles was the negative mindset I had allowed myself to develop toward math over the years. Once I replaced that defeatist attitude with a growth mindset and better habits, I was able to overcome my difficulties. Math finally started making sense instead of seeming like some impossible, confusing language.
I'm not saying my transformation made me a math whiz or straight-A student in the subject. Math is still not my strongest area, and I likely won't pursue a career that relies heavily on it. But I'm so proud of myself for turning things around and not allowing myself to stay stuck in a cycle of negativity and struggles. I'm proof that with the right mindset, effort, and
perseverance, you can overcome difficulties with any subject - even math!
So to any other students out there feeling hopeless about math, don't give up! Our brains are like muscles that can grow stronger, and you have the ability to improve at anything with hard work and consistency. Let go of negative thoughts that you're just bad at it or will never get it. Find methods that work for your learning style, ask for help often, and keep practicing with a positive attitude. You've got this!
篇3
Math is Hard, But I Won't Give Up!
Math has always been really tough for me. As long as I can remember, I've struggled with numbers, equations, and all those funny symbols. It just never seemed to click in my brain the way it did for some of my friends. While they could breeze through math homework, I would spend hours staring at the problems, trying my hardest to wrap my head around it all.
I remember back in 3rd grade, we were learning about multiplication and division. My teacher, Mrs. Rodriguez, would write out these big, long equations on the whiteboard. 325 x 17 or 572 ÷ 14. Just looking at them made my palms sweat! All the
other kids would raise their hands eagerly, excited to go up and solve them. But not me. I would shrink down in my seat, praying she wouldn't call on me.
One day, she did call on me though. "Jimmy, can you come up and solve this problem for us?" she asked. My heart started pounding out of my chest as I slowly got up from my desk. I could feel everyone's eyes on me as I walked to the front of the class. 6482 ÷ 38. I stared at it, utterly clueless. I knew I had to multiply and divide and bring down numbers, but I could never remember which order to do it in. My mind went blank. After what felt like an eternity of silence, I shakily put down the marker and walked back to my seat, my face burning with embarrassment.
From that point on, I decided math just wasn't for me. Whenever we had a math test or quiz, I would rush through it without even trying, just desperate for it to be over. My grades in math plummeted while my other subjects stayed strong. "Math brain" was not something I had been blessed with.
Everything changed though in the 5th grade when my teacher, Mr. Dominguez, took me aside one day after class. He had noticed my struggles and lack of effort in math that year. "Jimmy, you're such a bright young man. I know math is really
difficult for you, but I don't want you to give up. With some extra hard work, I know you can get it."
His words really struck a chord with me. Up until that point, I had just accepted that I was bad at math and that was that. But Mr. Dominguez made me realize that I shouldn't just resign myself to failing math. If I worked really hard and didn't give up, maybe things could change.
From there, I decided to pour all my effort into math. I started going to Mr. Dominguez for extra help after school a couple days a week. He would walk me through problem after problem with incredible patience, using creative ways to help me understand the concepts. Little by little, it finally started clicking.
I also started paying extra close attention during math lessons, asking questions anytime I felt confused rather than just letting it go over my head. At home, I would spend hours going over practice problems, drilling the methods into my brain through repetition. If I came across a problem I couldn't solve, instead of just giving up, I would ask my parents for help or carefully re-read the lesson to find where I went wrong.
Bit by bit, step by step, math started making sense to me. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, having to overcome not only my lack of natural skill, but years and years of frustration,
embarrassment, and negative thought patterns. There were still plenty of setbacks along the way - bad test scores, concepts that just wouldn't stick, homework assignments that had me banging my head against the wall.
But I kept pushing forward, persevering through each obstacle, constantly re-committing myself to working harder and not giving up. Each small success, whether acing a quiz or finally understanding a procedure I'd been struggling with, gave me more and more confidence to keep going.
Now, as I prepare to move on to middle school, I can honestly say I have overcome my struggles with math. It's no longer this dark cloud hanging over my head, filling me with dread and anxiety. I'm not a genius or a prodigy or anything, but with hard work and determination, I've gotten pretty darn good at it. Math may never be my strongest subject, but I no longer feel helpless when I come across an equation or word problem.
I'm so glad I decided not to give up, no matter how hard it was or how many times I felt like quitting. If I had just resigned myself to being "bad at math" and never tried to improve, I would have missed out on something really important. Math taught me perseverance, diligence, and that you can overcome almost any obstacle if you're willing to try hard enough and
never stop trying. Those are lessons that will help me not just in math, but every subject, every challenge, for the rest of my life.
If you're struggling with math like I was, I encourage you to stick with it! It may be really, really difficult, but that's okay. Don't be afraid to ask for extra help from your teacher or parents. Put in the time and effort, even when you want to give up. If I can do it, you can too! You've got this! Just don't ever stop trying your best.。