Unit 2 Mm212

Reflection

Brandie McCormick

Kaplan University

Reflection

Math class has always been very hard for me. I have always been told that I will need to know some sort of math to get by in life. I think that might be true in some cases but not in all cases.

In my past math experience in High School I had a lot of difficulties. It has always been easy for me to get lost or confused and frustrated. I would often get the formulas wrong and would just give up. I found out later that I was dyslexic and that’s why I have such a hard time with formulas and word problems. I remember doing my math homework and saying why do I have to know this stuff, am I ever going to have to use this? I never wanted to be an engineer or architect so I thought what I was learning was useless. I did learn how to deal with my learning disability but it’s still not easy. It seemed like I did everything slower than everyone in the class. I guess you can say I didn’t enjoy math at all when I was a kid. I did passed my math classes but it took a lot of hard work and tutoring. I think that my overall ability in math is ok as long as I go at a pace that is good for me and things are explained in a way that I can understand. The things that I don’t like about math are that there are too many formulas to remember, and I don’t like word problems. I don’t really like anything about math it frustrates me and stresses me out.

I am studying to be a paralegal. I want to be a paralegal for a family law firm. I am required to take algebra in order to obtain my AA in paralegal studies. I can see how math would be important being a paralegal in the criminal field, but I’m not too sure about how a lot of what we are learning will apply to family law. I’m not too excited about taking this class at all. Like I said earlier I wasn’t very good at math in high school so I don’t expect to be that good at it now. I think if I try really hard and I apply myself I will do ok in this class. I think as the class...