Tammy Garcia

May 20, 20211 min

ISTP: Learning Math and Physics as an Autodidact


 
I can personally testify that the education system fails ISTPs in the way math is taught, and I plan to share my transcripts in a future post; the highest grade I received in a math class as an undergrad was in MATH1040 Intro to Statistics (B+). My grades in MATH1050 College Algebra (C), and I failed MATH 1010 Intermediate Algebra three times before I decided to take MATH 0090 Elementry Algebra (B+), then on my fourth attempt, I passed MATH 1010 Intermediate Algebra (C).

The highest math class I took in high school was Geometry, and of course, I failed it.

I never took Trigonometry, Calculus, or Physics: all three courses were recommended prerequisites for my undergrad degree in Exercise and Sports Science. (Kinesiology)

During my career, I have always been a math person; because of my natural ability in Math, I decided to earn my MBA after was reassigned as the statistician for the first Health and Wellness Coaching company where I held an executive clinical leadership position.

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