How essential is maths in ones life?
by Callam Molloy, on May 1st, 2012
Math is important because it is the most widely used subject in the world. Every career uses some sort of math. More importantly, doing math helps the mind to reason and organized complicated situations or problems into clear, simple, and logical steps making life a whole lot easier! Thus, as students learn more math, their minds will eventually develop into logical entity that can resolve any difficult situations that they come across. The reality is that in a society such as ours, high paying jobs often demand someone who can take complicated situations and simplify it to the level that everyone can understand. Therefore, by knowing more math, students give themselves the competitive edge they will need to compete for these high paying jobs. In conclusion, yes math is extremely important in ones life and you are constantly using it to solve real life situations.
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I know that math is important, but I’m not sure I can agree that it’s the most used subject in the world. I mean, isn’t ‘Language’ used as well? If there was no Language, how could you write up anything or explain reading or write books? I know that many ‘high paid jobs’ do need maths. However, only a handful of people actually have these jobs, thus is math really used that often or that important?