A genuine fan of your videos over here. Thank you for all your hard work. I grew up being told that I’m not academically smart enough which led to my disdain toward Mathematics and Physics. As a grown up, I was free from those discouraging voices, and I’m in love with Physics. Physics is my life… I love it so much.
It really frustrates me to hear stories like this (the first part, not the last part) where certain teachers' actions (intentional or not) discourage people from a STEM education because "they're not the right type of student." Learning/understanding is primarily based on how much experience you have with the topic rather than some magical inborn ability. It's why I try to encourage introduction of math and science skills at as early an age as possible, as well as better prepare teachers to effectively introduce these topics, to help give students as much of a head start as possible. But even if someone doesn't have that early experience in STEM fields, it's never too late to get started (and teachers for all age ranges should encourage this rather than writing students off).
A genuine fan of your videos over here. Thank you for all your hard work. I grew up being told that I’m not academically smart enough which led to my disdain toward Mathematics and Physics. As a grown up, I was free from those discouraging voices, and I’m in love with Physics. Physics is my life… I love it so much.
It really frustrates me to hear stories like this (the first part, not the last part) where certain teachers' actions (intentional or not) discourage people from a STEM education because "they're not the right type of student." Learning/understanding is primarily based on how much experience you have with the topic rather than some magical inborn ability. It's why I try to encourage introduction of math and science skills at as early an age as possible, as well as better prepare teachers to effectively introduce these topics, to help give students as much of a head start as possible. But even if someone doesn't have that early experience in STEM fields, it's never too late to get started (and teachers for all age ranges should encourage this rather than writing students off).
I used to get straight A's in math. Forgot it all! I even took several Calculus classes in college.
I remember this as SOHCAHTOA.
That's how I was originally taught as well. According to my students, this method is still alive and strong.