I hated maths and was convinced I couldn't do it. I don't think I was actually as bad at it as I thought I was, as I never actually got bad grades. I never exactly liked it but I was okay with it until Standard Grade. It didn't help that I had a terrible maths teacher for Standard Grade (judging from this thread, there seem to be a lot of them out there!) She criticized certain people, including me, frequently - on a personal level, not just about maths ability. And she told me I was going to fail all my exams, which was pretty unfair considering I was never even likely to fail maths. But she had me convinced I was completely useless and would never pass and I absolutely hated maths after that!
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