A big majority of school kids hate math. They have difficulty understanding it, and feel that it’s a waste of their time. Why bother with trying to get good grades in math? I know, because I’ve been there. I struggled most of my life with math. While my friends were taking trigonometry, calculus, and pre-calculus, I was still in algebra one or two. I was ashamed and embarrassed. I wished that I could grasp the concept of math like everyone else I knew. It made me wonder why I should bother. How will I use it in my future career? Well, this is how I learned two reasons why my grades in math are important.
I entered college thereafter and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I am going to have to understand math. It doesn’t matter what major you take, you can’t escape it! Even if you take Liberal Arts or English, you’re still going to need to take math. With any degree program, you have to follow the humanity and science requirements. You can’t just pick and choose any courses you want to take. You have to satisfy those requirements first, and take the “fun” courses later. That’ll probably leave you with only 3 to 15 credits to use up.
Next, I learned that math helps you learn basic financial skills. It’s like a prerequisite for those finance and accounting classes. It gives you the basics on banking, checking, and credit. When taking math in college, I realized how important this is going to be in the real world. You learn how to balance your checkbook, calculate your finances, and other important details. You should take a lot of notes down for this class! It’s very insightful and will be something of important use.
Math is more important than you know. Keep trying and you’ll succeed.
