BEING GOOD IN MATHEMATICS DEPENDS ON A PERSON’S NATURAL ABILITY AND NOT BECAUSE OF BEING TAUGHT. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE.

It is argued that being intelligent in mathematics is pure talent and not because the subject can be taught in classrooms. I completely agree with this school of thought as we shall see. On the one hand,  proponents that support mathematics as a course that can be taught believe this because teaching impacts learning. When a subject is taught by a good teacher in a conducive environment, there is a tendency for them to do better that that field. Also, some people see mathematics as difficult because these groups learn differently, when mathematic lectures are delivered in audio-visual demonstrations they usually become more interested in this subject.  A good illustration of this is Simbridge college in Benin, Nigeria, where more students were found to develop more interest in Mathematics when it was made more interactive using more explanatory videos projected in classrooms. On the other hand, it is without doubt that some people are naturally talented  academically and this can reflect in their performance in arithmetics. These students solve math problems with ease and usually perform better in topics that involves calculations, scoring higher marks when compared to their peers of same age group. An evidence of this is a Nigerian student, Sandra Makun, who was awarded the best in mathematics in West Africa Examination Council. During an interview with the parents it was reviewed that she developed a keen interest in Mathematics from age five. To conclude, while it is true that arithmetics can be taught, i strongly believe that it is more of an inherent ability because some people are naturally talented and this attribute can reflect in their soft skills to solve math related problems.