1.23456789... I HATE MATH! @#$%^&* -_- Why Math SUCKS!!!

In this video, we go over the all too-common issue of why so many students feel that math sucks.

In short, it's NOT FUN for a lot of students (a negative experience). "Not Fun" manifests itself as 3 specific complaints (discussed in the video):

1. It's HARD,
2. It's BORING,
3. It's NOT COOL.

I don't list these 3 reasons casually. Numbers 1 and 2, in particular, have hit close to home for me, many of my friends, peers, as well as many of the students I've taught, on many occasions. I COMPLETELY feel your frustration, whether you're a student, a parent, or a teacher/educator. Let's be frank-- the learning and presentation of mathematics has SO MUCH potential and can be a super FUN and wonderful journey! However, we are facing an epidemic, and if you ask many a student, he or she will tell you that "math sucks" or, at least, that "it's boring."

I am hopeful for, and excited about, the potential of this Art of Math: A No-Nonsense Guide (Version 1.0) to be a powerful tool in helping address this problem, and together with the many other great teachers, educators, and innovators around the world, to be a force for creating a TRUE education of the future, where students have efficient, meaningful, positive, and even joyful experiences in every day learning. Your guys' feedback, comments, and spreading the word about this series will be instrumental in making this series helpful for you and for others. We can do great things TOGETHER!

Sometimes, you need to get extra help, and you might not be in a position where you and your parents can afford it. Tutoring, especially with a good tutor, can be quite expensive. Or, you might not be in an area or environment where people can help you. I am here to help, to help you fill in the gaps and grow. If you need some help, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. And, if I can’t help you, I will do my best to direct you to people or resources that can.

On this channel, and in these series, I will NOT let you fail. You WILL succeed. And, more importantly, we will ENJOY the process. That doesn’t mean there won’t be tough periods. But, if you come here with a genuine desire to learn and better yourself, my promise is that you WILL get a lot out of these videos.*** If you’re struggling to keep up with any of my videos or have additional questions, anything at all- please reach out either via direct message or post questions and comments on the videos.

I want to give YOU guys the power back and focus on what is within your IMMEDIATE, personal, and internal control to help you succeed.

The GOOD news: You guys are SOOO CLOSE to turning all of that around and not only being great at math, but enjoying it, and having it enrich every other aspect of your life!

Let’s get started! I’ll see you guys in the assessment video:

For those of you that are wondering if there's a method to my madness, or who are just curious to read a little more about the "beliefs" part which shapes the math future for many students as well as the "boring" aspect, I invite you to check out these 4 great talks and articles, for starters:

I'm planning on doing many more videos related to the many issues raised in this video, so please let me know if there are particular points of interest you'd like me to expand on, or areas you feel I've missed, or anything at all.

[skurinski]

I remember liking it in primary school and being great with the times table and arithmetics. Once algebra and geometry came along I didnt understand it and I hated it maths, to the point where I even avoided to go to college courses that had math. These days I cant even remember the times table that I used to know by heart, or even multiply or divide without a calculator. Completely erased everything from my mind

[Ellie-idfk]

This video is very encouraging! Thanks 😁

[chunky-_-toe]

It just always feels like everyone is better than me in math

[hirushans]

you sit down there for hours while the teacher talks pointless stuff but when you only use minus, plus, and times.

[peaceofelise]

Hey man I appreciate your video. Do I still hate math? Yes, but I won't give up. I'll just keep struggling through.

[roskichan]

I fucking hate math from algebra to trigonometry, I'm so bad at it that I barely pass my math subject because I find it boring and is awfully hard.

I never think about math is not cool, I always find them awesome and interesting but my comprehension on math is awfully slow.

I find math important in day to day life pretty much likely in calculating money and stuff, I don't find them useless in some way, excluding Geometry, Trigonometry, Physics and Algebra "not saying they are useless but I find them but for me it kinda does.'

[Ferrlbe]

math is trash. My math teacher always sucks!!! she always write me low marks!

[forgottenkoopa]

My dad always says oh if I can stop playing the game I can be good at math like how and he says I’m good at the game and he says so do the work if ur good at the game

[simonrileysucks]

No matter how i study hard i will always fuck up math i used to love math when i was a kid but now it's like math is just a thing that must not become well u know i hate math

[poopcode]

who understand math:math is fun, challenging, not boring, cool and awesome

[david]

I do not see the use of mathematics in the real world or the logic of the laws always change for some reason that is how I see it. I want to see an engineer use this shit you go to high school or college I want to see practicality in math and not just a pointless puzzle. Who the hell is using these formulas ?! Maybe this is my ignorance but I do not see anything practical in this shit. I want to see an engineer use the long and exhausting formulas to build a structure or something like that because otherwise it's pointless especially parabola and all that, what point goes through a line that curves wtf is that good for ?

[Lildippydiamond]

The Biggest bullshit agruement to hating math is adding letters = bad. Letters are just used to notate unknown values, dumbasses. Plus shapes and geometry are actually useful af. Another dumb agruement is “Ermm actually you’ll never use math irl” well to that I say it’s not about a symbol soup it’s about learning logic, and math is pure logic. To sum it up, it’s more about experience form it than the math, unless if you use it in your career. It’s not that math sucks, it’s that your teacher sucks. STOP THE BIAS.

[colleen]

Why do I love math one it’s a challenge 2 math is easy And finally math is cool

[Lildippydiamond]

The Biggest bullshit agruement to hating math is adding letters = bad. Letters are just used to notate unknown values, dumbasses. Plus shapes and geometry are actually useful af. Another dumb agruement is “Ermm actually you’ll never use math irl” well to that I say it’s not about a symbol soup it’s about learning logic, and math is pure logic. To sum it up, it’s more about experience form it than the math, unless if you use it in your career. It’s not that math sucks, it’s that your teacher sucks. STOP THE BIAS.