The Importance Of Math: One Year At St. Jude Catholic School

There is always one question that reappears in math class every single year at St. Jude Catholic School. It is a very valid question, but the teacher never has an answer that whole-heartedly satisfies the students. Unfortunately for math teachers everywhere, this question will always remain under any circumstances. And that is, “what am I even getting out of all of this?” Well, above the surface, there really is no answer. But as you dig a little bit deeper, there are a multitude of things a person will gain out of middle school math class.
For some people math can be like a walk in the park, it just comes so easy to them! And for others it can be like riding a unicycle that's on fire. With a bear trying to knock you off. In the deepest, darkest, scariest place on Earth. Eighth grader Katie Comer says, “I've always been pretty good at math. I don't particularly enjoy doing it, but that's a topic is for another day. But one thing I have definitely gained out of math class is better …show more content…
Hessler in fourth grade, or dividing fractions with Mrs. Ross in sixth grade, one trait everyone single person has gained from math is perseverance. No matter how easy a subject can come to someone, they're going to struggle with it at one point in their life. With that, we have all definitely gained great satisfaction out of a ton of internal frustration. Many, if not all, new topics are likely to generate some sort of anxiety and frustration long before you succeed at said topic. This statement definitely holds up in math class. But when you finally overcome what you do not understand, it's absolutely incredible. Student Savannah Lightle says, “I once completely didn't understand something that we were learning. I was so annoyed that everyone else was getting it except me. I worked so hard to actually understand it, so when the test finally came around I got a really good grade. I was really proud of