“Mathematics is one of my favourite
subjects”, it is not just a repeatedly used common sentence for me and its not
just a sentence about liking a subject, I have a deep relationship and a
connection with mathematics. The reason of this relationship is not that I used
to be very good at doing mathematics but it was an inspiration to it. I was
born in a house where mathematics used to be everywhere, my father was a mathematics
teacher and he used to teach it in a school as well as at home (home tuitions),
I saw him making a strong base of it first and then constructing a building on top
of that passionately. It was very interesting to see how things are
interconnected with each other and how mathematics building grows gradually as
we go in advance studies.
My journey to mathematics began
at a very early stage, I started to learn and teach mathematics at the same
time, me and my sister were class fellows from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and I used
to teach her mathematics, moreover, my father always encouraged me to teach his
students at home. This is how I got inspired by this interesting subject and
learning it had become an enjoyment by practicing it through teaching.
I believe mathematics is a subject
that helps nourish the mind. It gives opportunity to think from different
angles and gives freeness to make your own way to get to the solution. This subject
is diverse and as we know diversity makes the life beautiful. I feel inner satisfaction
and happiness when I get to the solution of a problem by solving it in a way I
want and it would motivate me to do more and would never get tired of it.
In my opinion, mathematics is not
just a school subject to learn and pass the exam, in fact, it helps us in our
day to day personal and professional lives. Skills that we learn from
mathematics may be applicable down the road like in learning other subjects, in
our jobs and to excel better in other fields as these are transferable skills.
Mathematics skills give us ability to identify and analyze things, to see the
relationships and to solve a problem by thinking logically as well as
critically.
