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
