Comments on: Cracking the Code: Lies About Learning, Lies About Math, Lies About You http://huggingyuri.com/hug/?p=563 Embracing yourself, embracing your fears Mon, 01 Sep 2014 23:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Kimberly Thompson http://huggingyuri.com/hug/?p=563#comment-79 Tue, 20 May 2014 23:05:05 +0000 http://huggingyuri.com/hug/?p=563#comment-79 Just found you on Twitter and read this article. Brilliant. I am a new twitter follower and will be reading more of your work. I wish I could have had the benefit of homeschooling, your mom sounds like a wonderful source of support and guidance. You rock!

]]> By: Tyrell http://huggingyuri.com/hug/?p=563#comment-78 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 07:52:31 +0000 http://huggingyuri.com/hug/?p=563#comment-78 I can’t tell you how much this article speaks to me. I, like many others we’re crippled by the fact that I completely shut myself off from math from 6th grade on. Why 6th grade? Why was I in the honors math class to begin with? Why? Because I, like many others, was not born to hate math. I had one bad teacher who didn’t give a damn about teaching kids through barriers such as poor home support, and there is where I the link was broken. The image above that shows the where the disconnect lies in the foundation of mathematical development was where I shut down.

Fast forward to today. Although I am a financial professional, I still sometimes struggle in some of the most basic calculations; but, I am a financial professional because I am no longer afraid to tackle my fears and my weaknesses head on. I will overcome this and I will stop at nothing to make sure that future generations of young adults aren’t held back from realizing their full academic and professional potential because of the fear of math.

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