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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You relearn it with them. It's not difficult.[/quote]

Oh yes it is, too.  I'm very good at some things but have zero aptitude for Math.  None.  I couldn't even read the questions on my SAT all those years ago.  Went to Art School.  Some of us just do not have the aptitude, and never will.

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Whatever you do, do not ever say something like that in front of your kids (or anywhere in ear shot of any child, please!)  It's both factually incorrect and terribly terribly demotivating.  It's a skill.  One you can learn.  Some people may learn it more quickly than others, some may ultimately enjoy it more or reach higher heights, but there is no magic math button.

I do not have any special aptitude for music.  Yet through 12 years of piano lessons, I learned to play the piano reasonably well.  I'm a crappy artist now and probably always will be.  But I'm sure you agree that if I invested time and effort into art, I could be a much better artist.  Maybe I'd never get into art school, and certainly I'd never become a famous artist, but I would at least be competent enough to work with a child.

Math is no different.[/quote]

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