Posted by baseball55 on February 8, 2014, at 18:50:02
In reply to Re: oops, i did it again, posted by alexandra_k on February 8, 2014, at 16:52:21
It may be that the memorization kind of math - times tables, rules for long division, etc. - can be learned working at home by oneself. But, as things become more conceptual - algebra, problem solving, reducing fractions and so on - it helps to have some guidance and structure to one's study.
If not a tutor, are there remedial math classes you could take - where there was some structure and direction and opportunity to ask questions and watch someone skilled work out sample problems? (I don't use the term remedial to be insulting. In the US, anything below college algebra taken after high school is called remedial).
Most people, unless they have a natural affinity for math, do not learn higher-level math well on their own.
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