Teachers.....make student hate math

So weird that I am writing this tonight after having my own child come home from school today saying "I am not smart in math!".  I wanted to scream DON'T SAY THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I don't want this to be her story.  This was my story....and I do mean "was".  I remember thinking I was not good in math.  My 6th grade algebra teacher told my mom "Sarah is a good girl and I never have any trouble out of her but she is just not good in math and I don't have time to work extra with her".  I remember her saying this to my mom with me standing right beside her.  I knew I didn't catch on to math at the same speed or in the same way as some of my peers but up to that point I had not thought that I was really bad at math.  From that day on I thought I stunk at math...my teacher said so.....this was just my lot.  Then in high school geometry I had Mrs.Rose.  She would not allow this to be my story.  To make a long story short I made an A in her class and every math class I have taken since.  I needed someone to believe in me.  I needed at teacher to realize not all kids learn math the same way.  I have to see things and work problems out on paper.  I cannot do math in my head....but I can do it.  I just spent an hour working with Lauren (my daughter) on money...I hope I make her feel like "SHE CAN".

Banana experiment set-up Day 1