@mekkaokereke In undergrad I tutored math and was wildly popular among women. I learned to ask in the 1st or 2nd session "OK, who was it who made you believe you were bad at math?"
Every. Single. Student could, and did name names.
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Christie Dudley (longobord@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Apr-2023 01:53:46 JST 
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A Marshall (etoani@freeradical.zone)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 23:29:29 JST 
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@longobord @mekkaokereke This was my exact experience. I was a math major at a women's college. Every one I tutored could tell me who told them they couldn't do this! Mostly it was in middle school.
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Heath Borders (heathborders@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 23:30:58 JST 
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@mekkaokereke @longobord I find this lack of algebra understanding common, and I feel like the solution is more algebra with a variety of pedagogy and no skipping. Lots of people say they understand things, but they really just memorize the mechanics. Algebra is the most important part of K-12 math curriculum, and schools should ensure maximum understanding even at the expense of boredom for "gifted" kids because it's very hard to tell when someone actually understands.
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mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 23:30:59 JST 
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Same, except I tutored football players. They would need help with Calculus or Linear Algebra, but I would start them literally at arithmetic. Not kidding. Then I would test their knowledge and walk up until I found the exact place that their understanding went from "complete mastery" to "some gaps." This was often around algebra, pre-calc, or geometry. Then I would fill in that pothole, and everything else would snap into place!
It felt like this:
https://youtu.be/jChiI15Iwa4
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