math literacy

Some comments actually piss me off... So what if you do/did maths lit and failed or passed it greatly?

I got 90+ perent every term too, and had friends who got 50's in lit but got 80's in English and Biology. It all depends what you're good at. You may get A's for Maths Core, Physical Science and so on, but you could suck at a subject such as Design or English.

Once again it depends who you are!
 
sky101 said:
Some comments actually piss me off... So what if you do/did maths lit and failed or passed it greatly?

I got 90+ perent every term too, and had friends who got 50's in lit but got 80's in English and Biology. It all depends what you're good at. You may get A's for Maths Core, Physical Science and so on, but you could suck at a subject such as Design or English.

Once again it depends who you are!
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But mostly, it depends on how hard you study the subjects you're not good at.

Also, I just want to make sure everyone is aware that a passing grade in high school is 40%, right? Just so people have some perspective on just how bad you have to do to fail.
 
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sky101 said:
Some comments actually piss me off... So what if you do/did maths lit and failed or passed it greatly?

I got 90+ perent every term too, and had friends who got 50's in lit but got 80's in English and Biology. It all depends what you're good at. You may get A's for Maths Core, Physical Science and so on, but you could suck at a subject such as Design or English.

Once again it depends who you are!
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Yes, it does depend on who you are. Some just tell themselves "I suck" and let it go. Some work at it. The point is, Maths lit isn't the most difficult subject and there are no reasons to give up. Just work harder.
 
sky101 said:
Some comments actually piss me off... So what if you do/did maths lit and failed or passed it greatly?

I got 90+ perent every term too, and had friends who got 50's in lit but got 80's in English and Biology. It all depends what you're good at. You may get A's for Maths Core, Physical Science and so on, but you could suck at a subject such as Design or English.

Once again it depends who you are!
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.....or how lazy you are...to practise. So get more pi$$ed off now. ;)
 
Graal said:
But mostly, it depends on how hard you study the subjects you're not good at.

Also, I just want to make sure everyone is aware that a passing grade in high school is 40%, right? Just so people have some perspective on just how bad you have to do to fail.
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30% mate :(
 
sky101 said:
Some comments actually piss me off... So what if you do/did maths lit and failed or passed it greatly?

I got 90+ perent every term too, and had friends who got 50's in lit but got 80's in English and Biology. It all depends what you're good at. You may get A's for Maths Core, Physical Science and so on, but you could suck at a subject such as Design or English.

Once again it depends who you are!
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There is a subject called design?

Also I agree that its the attitude and amount of time put in. In the UNISA engineering mathematics I get 90% for the algebra section assignments but then fail the trig assignments. I stare at the trig and think what bs is this, I'm talking about solving trigonometric equations. Attitude.
 
Bryn26 said:
I thought maths lit was a joke when I was still in high school, and I've seen nothing to change my mind since. There is only a little shame in doing maths lit if you don't want to study a degree worth having, but that's assuming you ace it.

If you are failing maths lit however, then you can't complain about being made to feel inadequate, because you are inadequate. Maths lit requires little to no knowledge of anything - just a few megahurtz of brain power. If you have a legitimate reason for failing (retardation being the only one I can think of off the top of my head) then you should be at a special school, otherwise you should just get off your ass and do some work.

My faith in humanity is not so low that I can excuse a fail in maths lit.
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dude maths lit is a joke u are right. in WITS the only degree u can do with maths lit is..

1. B. arts
2. B. Nursing (pure maths from 2017)
3. B.Ed

that's all. 3 ****ing degrees everything else requires mathematics.
 
I took maths lit from the beginning of grade 10, knowing that I would struggle with pure maths in later years.
I also did not need pure maths for what I wanted to study at varsity.
Passing matric with maths lit is not the end of the world and will in no way limit your future (providing you do not want to work with numbers)
:)
 
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