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I enjoyed math in grade school and loved problem solving. In 9th grade I started struggling with math and couldn't catch up. During the year, I was asked to move down a level. Since I was told I wasn't good at math, it actually became more difficult for me. It wasn't until I was helping students gain insight in math that I myself started to enjoy math again (14 years later). Now I love math and share how awesome math is with all my students.

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I always enjoyed math because I was quite successful in math and seemed to be easy for me. In my last year of high school, I did a math test in which i got higher than anyone else in my classroom. At the time there were only three girls in the classroom and the boys were all shocked and wanted to know the make of my calculator!

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I was slowly withdrawing from math in grade 4 because we always asked to come to the board to show our work. Kids would heckle you from the audience--I was terrified and starting taking VERY long bathroom breaks during math class. In 5th grade, I switched schools where you could work at your own pace, very personalized...and I thrived. I became very confident in my math skills and my ability to problem-solve. I decided in 6th grade that math/science would be my "thing" and they have been. Pretty powerful for a young girl in the 80s.

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I was an "average" math student in middle school and high school. I was on the honors track but never performed at the same pace as my peers. In college I fell in love with Statistics and realized I could be successful and that math could be interesting. I felt compelled to support struggling future mathematicians and so meandered into education.

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I had a difficult Math journey and was made aware of it in 6th grade when I was transferring schools and I sneakily read the recommendation later from my Math teacher saying that I wouldn't be a good fit for the school because my Math grades were less than astonishing. The funny thing was, I thought I was doing alright and when I became aware of my ability, I suddenly started getting lower grades in Math-sad to say I didn't get into the school and my Math grades have suffered ever since. It wasn't until I started teaching that I started to understand Math whilst working with another 5th grade teacher.

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I enjoyed solving mathematical problems when I was younger, especially mathematical puzzles. As Mathematics became more about memorizing algorithms, I began to lose interest and worked out how to 'do school' in Math. I only began to really increase my interest in Mathematics when I started teaching it.

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- Was supposedly good at Maths at School but struggled. Got a B at GCSE and never did it again. Missed specialising in Psychology years later due to struggling with statistics. Working with Urma Anderson and Common Core along with several inspirational teachers in Manila was a game changer for me. I love it now.

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Amy Wood-Loved it through elementary school and then had a middle school math teacher that made me very self conscious. Struggled through high school and then had an amazing college professor who excited me about math and pushed me.

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Amy Wood-Loved it through elementary school and then had a middle school math teacher that made me very self conscious. Struggled through high school and then had an amazing college professor who excited me about math and pushed me.

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I never liked math in school, you had to be fast. If you weren't fast you got a beating from the teacher. I was always slow.

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I never liked math in school, you had to be fast. If you weren't fast you got a beating from the teacher. I was always slow.

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I always enjoyed math because I was quite successful in math and seemed to be 
 
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Amy's math story
Amy's math story
I was slowly withdrawing from math in grade 4 because we always asked to come to the board to show our work. Kids would heckle you from the audience--I was terrified and starting taking VERY long bathroom breaks during math class. In 5th grade, I switched schools where you could work at your own pace, very personalized...and I thrived. I became very confident in my math skills and my ability to problem-solve. I decided in 6th grade that math/science would be my "thing" and they have been. Pretty powerful for a young girl in the 80s. 


Craig's Math Story
Craig's Math Story
I was an "average" math student in middle school and high school. I was on the honors track but never performed at the same pace as my peers. In college I fell in love with Statistics and realized I could be successful and that math could be interesting. I felt compelled to support struggling future mathematicians and so meandered into education.
Nika's Math Journey
Nika's Math Journey
I had a difficult Math journey and was made aware of it in 6th grade when I was transferring schools and I sneakily read the recommendation later from my Math teacher saying that I wouldn't be a good fit for the school because my Math grades were less than astonishing. The funny thing was, I thought I was doing alright and when I became aware of my ability, I suddenly started getting 
Jess Math Story
Jess Math Story
I enjoyed solving mathematical problems when I was younger, especially mathematical puzzles. As Mathematics became more about memorizing algorithms, I began to lose interest and worked out how to '
Chris' Maths Story
Chris' Maths Story
- Was supposedly good at Maths at School but struggled. Got a B at GCSE and never did it again. Missed specialising in Psychology years later due to struggling with statistics. Working with Urma Anderson and Common Core along with sewce
 
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At school I was in to sports, math, play fighting, science and eating my lunch. Anything to do with literacy (besides talking), was very anxiety inducing and challenging and I avoided those things like the plague. I moved school 8 times and interestingly math and sports were the most transferable skills and subjects. I was usually in the boys math group (with the strong mathematicians). My favourite math experience was being in a math group with four boys when I was about 11(I'm a girl). We got to program a commodore 64 computer. No idea how that related to anything we were doing in math but incidentally we were all really into math but very mouthy and disruptive in class so, sending us to program a computer in cupboard in math was a win win!