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I love math. I tried to make her a mathematician. But nope. Doesn't work. At all.

I'm still available if she changes her mind one day!




This is a mistake of the parent. You can't "make" them become something. That's why they hate it, not because of the school. You are forcing them to do it.

I've seen this with people who are coders trying to force their kids to make websites (like they did when they were a kid). But guess what: maybe you did it because it was fun, but for her it's a chore because she didn't come up with the idea!

If she likes animals, show her science about animals. The math will come into play naturally. You could ask her about how many babies certain animals have each year. Let her find the problems that interest her, and show her that math is a tool that can solve those problems.


This, I see burnout in college athletes because they didn't actually want to be good at their sport, but mom and dad made them.




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