MATH STORIES...

Word problems are so intimidating?  I hate them.
Besides,  "What do they even want to know? Why don't they just give me the numbers so I can solve it, already?"     

 I always ask myself, when faced with a word problem, "What is the point of doing a WORD problems? They're so hard."
           Well, it turns out, you need a method, a strategy, or a system ---You need an  approach!  SOMETHING that walks you through with baby steps!  So, here it is. As taught in college.

          1. READ   (do I have to?)
          2.THINK (I don't want to)
          3. ASK    (What do they want to know?!#@%??)
          4. Draw a Picture:  (What?!)  THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART  (Its a college skill)
          5. Decide:  What does the picture tell  me?  How can I solve this. What can I do?
          6. Write out the Equation. Now, Solve.  Is it wrong?   No Problem...
                -- GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN!    (What? #$%@?)

          7. Back to the Drawing Board.... (I love math) (this is fun...)
          8. YES.  NOW Solve  it again. Victory.
          9. Check  your work  (WHAT! #%@?) omg

That is a long list.  My biggest problem with WORD problems is: They take time.

Unless it's easy, I don't like it: WE HAVE TO GET OVER THAT.
    That's the mistake we make in MATH:  Thinking we can cut corners, and cheat our way to the answer... Doesn't work like that..   ..that voice: " I don't want to do this. I can't do this" ---
It's the obstacle standing between us and crushing it in the math world. WE CAN DO It;  We do know it.. We just have to buckle down and draw a PICTURE

THIS SPRING
I needed to build three composting worm boxes for red compost worms. I ordered them from Pennsylvania... Now, I had to figure out how to build a worm box.  I suddenly realized: "This is why we have word problems."  Building worm boxes was a word problem.
TURNS OUT, LIFE IS A WORD PROBLEM!!

 
HERE'S A FUNNY VIDEO  about MATH,  that I LOVE