i always believed this. every person i knew that failed at math did so from a huge mental block; "i can't do math!"

with that attitude, you won't do math. not listening to instructions, not following procedure, refusing to try but complaining the whole time; didn't help.

society says "women are bad at math", "not everyone can do math", "be yourself, don't try anything hard", etc. it's not just the trauma of a friend or family member, it's the world of low expectations.

math teaches abstraction, logic and organization. skills people need more of, now more than ever.