Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
DH was (and still is) like that...figuring all in his head before writing anything down. Says he used to get scolded by the teachers all the time for not writing the formulas - just the answers. And being the person he is, would argue with the teacher that since the answer was correct, why was it such an issue not writing the formula???? He is my go-to guy when it comes to fabric calculations! Cuz I just absolutely suck at math.
I had the same problem as your DH but now understand why we had to show our work. I had a hard time memorizing the steps, but could come up with the right answer, by letting the problem twist around in my head, for a few minutes. When asked how I got the answer, it was hard to explain the "twisting" process, so my teachers probably thought I had somehow copied the answer from somewhere. I had to force myself to learn the proper steps. What I realize now, is that by learning the steps, I was teaching my brain to be more methodical. Well, trying to teach it, anyway.
