My experiences learning mathematics have, for the most part, been very positive. I enjoyed moving at my own accelerated pace and learning different branches of mathematics when I was in school. I thought it was “cool” to move up to the higher grades and take lessons with those kids. My most memorable math experiences vary by grade level. In sixth grade, my math teacher was very enthusiastic and we did a lot of hands-on activities that I enjoyed. He also used many visual representations that stuck with me. For example, when he was learning greater than and less than, he created alligator mouth posters that we used to practice with the whole class on review days. My eighth grade year was very memorable for me because I had the opportunity to go to high school and be in their classes. I loved it! My worst memory of math comes from my AP