06-10-2010, 03:03 PM
(06-09-2010, 06:27 PM)Litisthebest Wrote:(06-09-2010, 05:34 PM)Clamshell Wrote: I'm really bad with math. And what people don't realize about math is that it is an auditory learning skill+talent. I'm not an auditory learning. I'm a kinesthetic and visual learner, with my auditory learning skills coming in very low. It's so low it's actually classified as a learning disability, even though my IQ is at least 150.
However, if there is a way that I can raise my auditory learning abilities, it would be great.
I am not sure I 100% agree with your statement above. I majored in Math and got almost a 4.0 while in college. I could never pay attention in class and found that the lectures could be really boring. I was only able to understand the problems by visually looking at examples or problems. I know Math is a tough subject for a lot of people. I always saw it as a game or puzzle that I needed to solve (except stats). Possibly making yourself think it is just a puzzle you need to solve will help.
Just because you are an auditory learner doesn't mean you are going to find all lectures and classes exciting. Most auditory learners I know actually have very poor listening skills. They seem to expect that the information will just sink in through osmosis or something, just because the school system is so verbally orientated. And not all of them can do math "in their head" either.