DHS students share their opinion about whether math is important. 

Seth Goupil, who is a senior at DHS, shares “I like math because it’s enjoyable being able to overcome challenges and try new things.” Goupil really likes math since he is able to overcome challenges and be able to experience challenges. 

Goupil also shared how he has had difficulties with precalculus, saying “I feel like it’s definitely become much harder, but still enjoyable… It’s been hard because there is a lot to remember and there are a lot of formulas to understand.” Goupil is really into math and likes the aspect of it and he really has had fun answering equations in his precalculus class.

Joselyn Rascon Moreno, a freshman at DHS, stated how she doesn’t like math and how it is complicated. She said, “ I don’t like math because it is really complicated… It’s hard because I feel like some teachers don’t explain the unit very well.” Moreno stated how it has been difficult for her because of the way the teachers teach. 

A website called Prodigy has pointed out some important information about why math is important stating “At first, classic math problems like Johnny bringing home 42 watermelons and returning 13 of them can just seem a silly exercise. But all those math word problems our children solve really do improve their problem solving skills. 

Word problems teach kids how to pull out the important information and then manipulate it to find a solution.” This part of the website clearly states how it would improve their problem solving skills and this skill is really important since when you encounter a problem you could easily find a solution and overcome the challenge. 

Another important aspect this website stated  is how math can help people financially. It says, “As kids age into adulthood, It will benefit their understanding how loans and interest work before purchasing a house or car. They should fully grasp profits and losses before investing in the stock market. And they will likely need to evaluate job salaries and benefits before choosing their first job.” This is important since we can see how math could be used in the real world and help people at an early age.

Overall this article shows the benefits of learning math and how its could be used in the real world and how it could help you with your problem solving skills for more information about this website go to https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/why-is-math-important