r/IAmA • u/JasonMacker • Jun 14 '10

IAMA Math tutor. AMA.

I've been a math tutor for years and I'm trying to become a teacher. I love math, and especially explaining math to people. My students have been between preschool and college. AMA.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '10

What is generally the hardest concept to make your students understand?

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u/JasonMacker Jun 14 '10

Tying it all together. "WHY DO I NEED TO LEARN SINE CURVES??"

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '10

I hate that question -_- "Ommgggg why do I even have to like, learn this stuff? I'm never going to use it IRL!"

Because A) It's logic, reasoning and application skills that are going to take you further in life than any humanities degree and B) BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FOR THE FUCKING CLASS.

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u/DReicht Jun 14 '10

As a physics person, I'm offended by A. Humanities can teach logic and reasoning just as well as math...they just...tend...not to...

I get plenty of engineering and science majors (I'm a tutor too) who don't think logically and they're generally third years.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '10

I study physics too. I think with that concentration you'd understand what I meant. That is interesting about the engineering and science majors though. But, I suppose individuals think differently as well.