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The other day I was helping my daughter with her math homework and we both had a difficult time understanding what to do. Internally, I found myself going through a cycle of thoughts that are shared by so many millions of people in school:

“I don’t get it.” “This is dumb.” “I can’t do this.” “I’m not good at math.” “I hate math.”

I actually love math. I was really good at math in school so I learned to love it. Why was I feeling this way now?

Because I didn’t get it.

I do not like poetry. I...