Friday, March 26, 2010

Qualities for Doing Good in Math

Today in class we came up with a list of qualities that are important to do good in math. Out of the long list I chose the top 3 qualities for doing well. They are diligence, optimism and patience.

Diligence is the constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken. Diligence is important because sometimes in math it takes alot of hardwork to fully understand concepts. Without constantly working hard you will never go far in math. Sometimes it takes several hours of doing different equations to understand concepts. With alot of hardwork it's almost impossible not to be succesful in math.

Optimism is just as important because sometimes math can be very frustrating and sometimes you just want to give up. If you are optimistic and believe that you will understand an equation, then eventually you will. Keeping optimistic will give you the drive to continue trying in math and not give up.

Most of the time doing math requires alot of patience. It often takes a long time to figure out complicated equations and without patience you will end up frustrated and want to give up. You need to exercise patience to really grasp concepts because often it takes a long time.

I think these three qualities that every student needs to be succesful in math.

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