Why do so many people hate maths?

People aren't exactly going to be fond of something they're bad at

I hate maths because i see it as pointless. the only bit i do agree with is learning percentages and decimals basically what we need in our everyday life. so why make us find the area of a triangle using trignometry or something, or vectors when its not relatable. the fact that it is a subject that requires application rather than memorisation makes it a lot harder to do and understand

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean by 'a try lesson'. In terms of making maths more exciting, idk too be honest but perhaps showing the applications of it more early on so people see that all the numbers aren't pointless or something. Making sure everyone actually gets it is the crucial part, obviously in reality this will never happen but hey thats the way the world works

Sorry, this is a typo. I was talking about a dry lesson.


So you tend to practical lessons for higher mathematics? determine volumes of a shown object in a lesson by integration or exteme value calculation for instance? do you think objects as being part of lessons where it is properly is more helpful to get it? Is it that what you think of applications?

No when I meant applications I guess I meant how it can be used in the future in jobs eg finance/engineering/science etc, just to show that it isnt pointless i guess, cause some people think it is

Because math can be done by a calculator or google search. English is a technique

So maths doesn't? You can't just Google something and find the answer directly or fully understand it, and no that's just not true that all maths can be done by calculator and simple Google search only. Maths is not as simple as adding or solving a simple equation to be able to always do it on a calculator or find it in a Google search. Anything that requires multiple steps requires a technique, you can't just get straight to the answer and always get the marks so there is a process which means you have to apply certain skills and knowledge.

Yeah but you can do some maths with devices, you can’t write an English essay using Google searches so it’s more creative

Are there some concrete lessons in mathematics which are useless in your view or in students opinions with respect to jobs?

I like maths more than English but i dont hate either. I think the idea that a lot of people spout that people either have one sort of brain or the other is a load of crap. I know plenty of people who are good at both. I just think that a lot of people find it very difficult and hence dont enjoy it. The reason that so many people find it difficult is debatable really. I think its mainly just because maths ability is on a bell curve and only those at the top end can enjoy it as even people who are average at maths can find it difficult. Then again there are people who are good at maths but hate it and prefer english. Again these cases just come down to likes and dislikes.

I really don't think that's the case but it's not like there's anyway proving it. Nothing will ever be the case with everyone but I've found that with the majority of people, if they're good at english they're not as good at maths and if they're good at maths they're not as good at english, I'm not saying you can't be good at both I'm saying that people are usually better at one than the other, and not just slightly. I've found this is the case with the majority of the people in my year, myself and my family.
I'm good at maths but not so good at english, my sisters were better or good at english, but my mum was also better at english but my dad is better than maths so I do think some of it could be linked genetically, but my family and my school year do of course not represent the whole population but it is something I have found commonly is the case.
So linking back to your point I think it kind of is the case that people have one sort of brain or the other, but as with everything it's never always the case.