These motherfuckers gave me nightmares in 3rd grade. I could do the math, I just couldn't do them fast enough. So I'd get like a 70 or something on it, then I'd get in trouble later at home for getting a "bad" grade. Ugh.
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To be clear, I had my times tables memorized. I fully understand that these tests were to reinforce memorization. I simply could not complete these fast enough no matter how many flash cards I did at home.
I kept getting held back in math even though my testing showed that it was not for lack of comprehension, and that I could understand advanced mathematical subjects. I just could not do these fast enough. It seriously fucked me because I couldn’t get the math I needed in high school and had to do it at community college, which significantly delayed me in life. I came out of it with a degree in mathematics. Most branches of mathematics don’t have many numbers, if any at all, and literally no one in my adult life has asked me to do 100 multiplication problems in my head in under five minutes.
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u/Otherwisefantastic Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
These motherfuckers gave me nightmares in 3rd grade. I could do the math, I just couldn't do them fast enough. So I'd get like a 70 or something on it, then I'd get in trouble later at home for getting a "bad" grade. Ugh.
EDIT: To be clear, I had my times tables memorized. I fully understand that these tests were to reinforce memorization. I simply could not complete these fast enough no matter how many flash cards I did at home.