Basic math is important to anyone in their daily life. It can be used everyday. To some people, math goes even farther and they must know more about it. But it is impossible to go deeper into mathematics without knowing the basics. The article, "Learning Mathematics," stresses the fact that young children need to be taught the basics of math such as adding and subtracting very well (Learning 1). They need to understand it, or else moving on to more difficult concepts will never work. Learning all about math takes steps and without a sturdy foundation children will struggle in the future.
Seeing that I would like to be a math teacher eventually, I am going to have to make sure that all my students know all the basics such as adding and subtracting as well as multiplication and division. I want to teach algebra, so without this basic knowledge, it will be very difficult for me to teach these students. Basic math is important and without it, students will not be able to succeed in school as they get older.
Sources:
"Learning Mathematics." Education Articles. Education Articles, 2012. Web. 5 November 2012
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