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by pushingice 1692 days ago
My dad barely passed college algebra and my mom studied early childhood education. I had literally zero home enrichment in math. But I was put in "Gifted & Talented" in 4th grade. Ended with Ph.D. in Applied Math.
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wjnc 1691 days ago
Did you have stimulating parents, or a teacher, or was it purely on grit? I’m interested!
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pushingice 1685 days ago
Good teachers. But mostly interest. I wouldn't even call it grit because it wasn't hard for me.
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