Originally Posted by
zozee
I have a witty 6th grade son who is just learning algebra. He is really bright in math and I think figures things out in his head so fast that it's hard for him to realize he is solving for x by mentally subtracting, adding, etc. Writing down the formulas and steps to solve for x is making him extrememly frustrated.
At his breaking point, he came to me and said, "Mom, when will I ever use this? Never! When have YOU ever used it? Never! It's like an algae bra. You will NEVER use it AND it stinks!"
Your son has a delightful sense of humor and sounds very bright.
I hated algebra. I think a lot of my problem was I feared the teacher and was afraid to ask questions. She was a real meanie.