What do I do now?

[Anonymous]

i dropped out to high school and am trying to earn my ged but i can’t figure math the fuck out algebra pisses me off same with shit like area and perimeter i can’t remember the formulas what do i do to learn easier for the subjects

[AaronKrieger]

• Take breaks and learn it in increments. Our brains only take in so much info at a time and breaks help keep your anger in-check.

• Focus on the types of questions you get wrong one at a time. Look at the explanation for why you got it wrong and study the shit about it. If you take hours you're not stupid, but you're just not calm enough & overthinking it. Study it to the point you can explain and teach someone else it.

• Ask a friend or even someone you barely know who understands it and that you talked to in a class sometimes. Just someone to help with the material.

Anyway, I completely get the frustration. For Algebra 2, I had to spend more time on homework than everyone else and took longer to learn it. However, it also made me understand the material and remember it better by deeply thinking how to do it. You're not stupid by not getting it, but our mindset/expectations can cause to overthink and get angry. People who do well in math are often just more confident/calm it comes about it, so they learn it better.

[LazerBean]

Get a tutor or watch videos online

[Sparkie460]

Get a tutor to help you with the math

[Asker]

i was gonna have my family but none of them support it and just say basically good luck and i’m 17 bout to go 18 and keep trying but the videos are boring as hell and i can’t understand it

[Sparkie460]

Try going to your local library. Maybe someone there can help you.