It's theoretically the easiest subject because we all innately do algebra without even thinking about it. However, Maths is taught atrociously in schools.
The people who struggle with Maths cite it as a set of rules they have to remember; rules that don't have much context or make much sense. This is because it's taught like any other subject when it's actually completely different than any other subject. Many subjects consist of learning and remembering things. But Maths is not a factual subject; it's a perceptual one.
If teachers spent time talking about real world situations (i.e. four pennies weigh twelve grammes, what does one penny weigh?) and then gradually showed how to code this as an algebraic equation, I think pupils would understand it better. However, they start straight in on the algebra and expect people to be able to relate it back to the real world. It makes no sense. Start with the thing people understand and then extend it. Don't start with something people don't understand and expect them to be able to work backwards.
Is it normal to hate math?
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It's theoretically the easiest subject because we all innately do algebra without even thinking about it. However, Maths is taught atrociously in schools.
The people who struggle with Maths cite it as a set of rules they have to remember; rules that don't have much context or make much sense. This is because it's taught like any other subject when it's actually completely different than any other subject. Many subjects consist of learning and remembering things. But Maths is not a factual subject; it's a perceptual one.
If teachers spent time talking about real world situations (i.e. four pennies weigh twelve grammes, what does one penny weigh?) and then gradually showed how to code this as an algebraic equation, I think pupils would understand it better. However, they start straight in on the algebra and expect people to be able to relate it back to the real world. It makes no sense. Start with the thing people understand and then extend it. Don't start with something people don't understand and expect them to be able to work backwards.