Question

Convincing parents that you are OK at mathematics.

Answer 1

My parents keep reminding me that I am very bad at mathematics. How do I convince them that I am still okay at math despite my limited knowledge in the subject?

Answer 2

For example, I am being threatened that the internet would be cut-off for me if I don't qualify for http://brilliant.org summer camp (40 students) and if I don't stand in the top-25 for an olympiad.

Answer 3

I know that this is a very personal question... it might be closed. But how would I convince them?

Answer 4

And this is really not a joke.

Answer 5

Well what I do is just tell them what I did and they get convinced.

Answer 6

Wish my life was as simple as yours.

Answer 7

well you will have to do some working yourself. tell them to take a couple of tests of yours! score good. problem solved! :)

Answer 8

Actually the parents notice the time period of your sitting i.e. concentration. If you concentrate yourself in studies and give yourself less break /limited then this will work.

Answer 9

I don't know... my parents believe that I have been wasting time on the internet, even though my first question when I joined OpenStudy was, "what is factoring?".

Answer 10

I hope that you regularly give tests like olympiads and talent ones ?

Answer 11

I can't seem to find it anymore. I think it got deleted.

Answer 12

Exams like olympiads give a chance to you to perform well and prove yourself... Have you given that?

Answer 13

Show them your Os account and the blog? How much you help people. Here.

Answer 14

My parents doesn't care about studies at all.....then where to Convince them...?

Answer 15

well my dad used to take my test every alternate week. it worked for me back then.

Answer 16

he knows ur the laziest.....

Answer 17

@uri My dad once saw a troll posting a question "2 + 2 = ?" on OS. Ever since, he thinks that OS is about newbies.

Answer 18

GUYS....Monday went on Tuesday 2 Wednesday and asked Thursday whether Friday has told Saturday that Sunday is a holiday.

Have a Great Sunday...

Answer 19

Now you can show him,your solutions,the testimonials you get,you're a Guiness chotto!

Answer 20

As far as I know
U r very very good at maths.....

Answer 21

threats can be motivational;

Answer 22

Parents always want the best for their children. Parenting methods vary. You should watch "Akeelah and the Bee" together- it showed parents that put undue pressure on the top children.....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/
Good luck, try just communicating more with your parents. Teenagers tend to withdraw and not communicate. This is a great time to learn to have a civil conversation and learn to agree to disagree. Also show them advance problems that we solve in OS.

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Answer 24

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