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1. TOP
10
REASONS
WHY
STUDENTS
DON’T
LIKE
MATH
PREPARED BY
PIA S. LOBIDO
TOP
REASONS
WHY
STUDENTS

2. TEACHER
ASSUMPTION
1

3. “HEY, DID YOU
UNDERSTOOD
OUR MATH LESSON
AWHILE AGO?”
“NEVER! THE
TEACHER TAUGHT
US AS IF WE KNEW
STUFFS ALREADY.”

4. OBSCURE
VOCABULARY
2

5. GUESS WHAT???
YOUR STUDENTS
COULD NEVER
REMEMBER ALL THE
MATHS WORDS!

6. CURRICULAR
ISOLATION
3

7. WHO CARES??? WE ARE
NEVER GONNA USE THESE
MATH STUFF IN THE REAL
WORLD ANYWAY.”

8. SUM
ANXIETY
4

9. “I KEPT ON
GETTING IT
WRONG SO I
JUST GAVE UP.”

10. INCOMPLETE
INSTRUCTION
5

11. “WELL MA’AM, MY DAUGHTER
SAID YOU DON’T EXPLAIN
YOUR MATH LESSON TO YOUR
STUDENTS PROPERLY...”
“GOOD DAY SIR! YOUR
DAUGHTER FAILED HER
MATH TESTS.”

12. SOCIAL STIGMA
AND ISOLATION
6

13. “I COULDN’T KEEP UP
WITH EVERYONE ELSE
AND I DIDN’T WANT TO
LOOK DUMB BY ASKING
A QUESTION.”

14. DRILL
OVERKILL
7

15. “HONEY, THAT’S BECAUSE
YOU GIVE YOUR
STUDENTS THE SAME
QUESTIONS OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.”
“HONEY, I THINK
MY STUDENTS
ARE ALREADY
FED UP OF THE
QUESTIONS
IN MY
DISCUSSIONS.”

16. STUDENT
SELF-
EXPECTATION
8

17. “I’VE NEVER BEEN
GOOD AT MATHS. I
GUESS I JUST
DON’T HAVE A
MATHS BRAIN.”

18. STUDENT-
TEACHER
RELATIONSHIP
9

19. “MY MATHS
TEACHER
MADE ME
HATE MATHS.”

20. LACK OF
STIMULATION
10

21. “MATHS IS
JUST
BORING...”