"I Hate Math"

The student that says "I hate math" probably has had bad experiences with a teacher or topic dealing with math. Most of the time, the teacher can make all the difference. But many bad teachers can cause a child to feel as though they "hated" it. A few successes and/or light bulb moments can change the whole perspective on math. I had one math class in high school that made me feel like this. No matter how hard I tried I never got it, but the next semester I had a better teacher who caught me up on what I did not know as well as teach me the new topics. I will try to encourage and teach students to love math because it was always one of my favorite topics in elementary school.