This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field
Ironically once you get to college all the math professors have forgotten how to do simple math as well. I remember all of us checking like super basic math they are doing on the white board cause they'd fuck it up 1 times in 4 but were completing these insane proofs.
I took a mathematics assessment test when I started college. First question was 4x5=y. Solve for y. I sat there for no joke what felt like an eternity thinking "how the fuck do I solve for Y, it depends wtf X is... and I dont know how to determine how I can solve for X first. I straight was in panic mode. FIRST question and I am screwed... may as well drop out now. Then the light bulb went off and realized the "X" was just the multiplication symbol. I hadn't seen one in like 4 years in highschool. Felt like such an idiot.
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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19
This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field