becoming a vet with maths lit - possible?

Ghost29 said:
I would lodge a serious complaint regarding that teacher. Him/her is ruining learners' lives. Almost certainly just because they want to boost their pass mark.
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I have several nieces and nephews, without exception every one of them has had to have private maths lessons. So, yes, Ghost29 you have a point.
 
maumau said:
BTW the advice given in this thread will be invaluable to him should he decide to forget about becoming a vet and pursue computers.

For that I thank you.

P.S. the advice is invaluable for any young person considering a career in computing.
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It's not quite that cut and dry though. Simple programming is one thing, but it really depends on the application. Many employers assume a certain amount of mathematical competence when hiring developers as their applications sort of require it. Concepts such boolean algebra (which aren't necessarily taught at school level, but definitely are at tertiary level) are pretty important. Which is why he should do a proper mathematics bridging course anyway, which would open up the way to a BSc in Comp Sci or similar. This has far more employment value than a random Damelin cert.
 
maumau said:
I see you reasoning lived666 but the boy's a hard worker. Having said that i hope it doesn't point to him being useless at maths :(
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There is no useless in maths btw - if he has a dream of becoming a vet then he is motivated - he will need to do science as well, there is nothing stopping him now except himself. There are tons of resources online.
Did you check his math mark before he dropped to Math lit - very few teachers encourage math lit if there is even a remote chance that a kid could pass maths
 
No, didn't see his maths marks before he changed to lit. I don't want to push his mom too much but if i lead up to it carefully i might get a look.

Do you think a "good" maths teacher can teach any child the subject? Or are there some who will never learn no matter how much they try and how good the teacher?

Conversely do you think a "bad" teacher can cause a capable but not excellent pupil to fall back?

By good and bad i only mean somebody who does/doesn't communicate the subject as well as others.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
It's not quite that cut and dry though. Simple programming is one thing, but it really depends on the application. Many employers assume a certain amount of mathematical competence when hiring developers as their applications sort of require it. Concepts such boolean algebra (which aren't necessarily taught at school level, but definitely are at tertiary level) are pretty important. Which is why he should do a proper mathematics bridging course anyway, which would open up the way to a BSc in Comp Sci or similar. This has far more employment value than a random Damelin cert.
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Very cool info thank you Mike.

P.S. Damelin cert - yuk (only in this context, no offence to anyone who has one)
 
maumau said:
No, didn't see his maths marks before he changed to lit. I don't want to push his mom too much but if i lead up to it carefully i might get a look.

Do you think a "good" maths teacher can teach any child the subject? Or are there some who will never learn no matter how much they try and how good the teacher?

Conversely do you think a "bad" teacher can cause a capable but not excellent pupil to fall back?

By good and bad i only mean somebody who does/doesn't communicate the subject as well as others.
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YES. Depends on the childs personality tho. If he feels easily victimised or any other problem then that is a fact!
 
Tks Seriously, apparently when he had some test at school a few months? years? ago they told his mom he has a fear of failing so what you're saying ties in with that possibility. It is only a possibility though in this case.

I agree with you though.

My plan is to harp on about a maths bridging course as has been mentioned, preferably after a few private lessons to test the waters.
 
maumau said:
Tks Seriously, apparently when he had some test at school a few months? years? ago they told his mom he has a fear of failing so what you're saying ties in with that possibility. It is only a possibility though in this case.

I agree with you though.

My plan is to harp on about a maths bridging course as has been mentioned, preferably after a few private lessons to test the waters.
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Let him do the NBT. He can get a book online R160.00 with the maths examples. that would give him a benchmark where he is and what he should do to improve himself. Once he has done more maths and bridging courses he can do the NBT again to see if he reached the required standard for varsity. If only maths was the problem then it should be easily overcome if he has the ability to do so. He would preferably then enroll again for maths at one of the FET colleges and write maths to complete his full NSC. It takes longer but if there is a will there is a way.
 
I see the thread has somewhat derailed, but my 2c. My wife is a vet nurse and very smart. She has many many years of experience and refuses to study further to becoming a vet. The stories I hear are crazy. Rather pick another occupation, they will save themselves a lot of grief.
 
Sorry to be thick, what's the NBT? Even more thick pse tell me which book or what to look for.

/embarrassed
 
Grep said:
I see the thread has somewhat derailed, but my 2c. My wife is a vet nurse and very smart. She has many many years of experience and refuses to study further to becoming a vet. The stories I hear are crazy. Rather pick another occupation, they will save themselves a lot of grief.
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Thank you Grep. His very first choice would have been computers, second choice vet. As it turns out he requires maths for both and the vet stories are awful, just like you say.

Your wife is a brave lady to be helping animals in distress.
 
OK Seriously, i found that NBT. I love the idea of 2 comparison tests. Will investigate it thank you.

Whew! what a mission having to make a life changing decision at 18.
 
maumau said:
Your wife is a brave lady to be helping animals in distress.
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It takes a really special type of person that can handle it. I personally can deal with anything except animal cruelty which she can, sort of. I regard her braver than me in many aspects. If I could adopt all animals I would, just can't afford it, so yes, you need to be a special type of person
 
He can always do the Mathematics course through say UNISA to get matric level maths.
 
Grep said:
It takes a really special type of person that can handle it. I personally can deal with anything except animal cruelty which she can, sort of. I regard her braver than me in many aspects. If I could adopt all animals I would, just can't afford it, so yes, you need to be a special type of person
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Me too, animals and children get to me. I once had a conversation with a lady who worked at Childline. She claimed it was difficult but that she had an aptitude just as others have an aptitude for nursing etc.
 
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