Let''s stop hating Math

[BAndrew]

The problem is really straighforward to me*, but that's maybe because I am already experienced in calculus. I see what you mean though. What I have to say is that no one is born knowing all the implications of Mathematics. It requires a lot of effort and hard work to actually learn the material and understand the "philosophy" of the problem. I think that it is mainly the teachers's job to make students interested in Math and make sure everything understand the concepts (because not all students work on the same pace. Some may need more time to grasp the idea or more practice).

Also (at least that's what I observe) usually students are really dissapointed by the difficulty of Math especially when they can't understand it. I am tired of hearing phrases like "I suck at Math" , " I am so bad at Math", "Math is so hard " and so on and from students that are really good on other subjects so definetely lazyliness is not the problem here. It's a failure of teachers to expose students to hard problems especially at the very beginning. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the challenge of hard problems, but for some students this is too much and we must respect that not everyone has the same abilities (for example I am really really bad at drawing, although I never whine about it). I think it is important that teachers find the right balance. Also teachers are no gods. The education system in many countries just doesn't work as it should.





* a(t) = v'(t)
So you have to prove that v'(t) = c , where c is a real number (no appropriate symbols on keyboard :Ρ )