When you're good in english, you're worse in math?

I don't believe in those factors. Once we are interested in learing we can study any subject. As far as I concern there is nothing to be impossible for man if he worked well. First we have to love the subject then we will be studying the subject automatically. There are many examples shown by great scientists and all.

may be it just hiyperbola that you was bad in simple math, did you got a litle mistake in your math, simply like you can't answer the math question that actualy preety eazy, just dont keep it in your mind, just think it was a a wind, he may just kiding, dont take it really seriosly.

That is definitly not a true statement. My dad was a math teacher but he also taught English at times as well. He majored in both. I got A's and B's in both of those subjects. Your classmate is wrong. Some people are good in one subject and not the other but it doesn't stand true that you can only be good in one.

That is a stupid saying! It is without grounds and rubbish on that kind of situation where you asked her for help. Just because you forgot a little about math--I mean, is fraction the whole of math already? It's just a fraction of the whole subject of Mathematics! For you, just don't mind it. Let her think to be the most brilliant in Math in your class. Prove her wrong with what you can do later when the time comes, instead. After I'm done reminding you of basic math, you will be able to solve fractions, mixed fractions and even those not fractions easily, no matter in what position you're in! For now, just think of 1/2 as 1 divided by 2. Think MDAS!

On the contrary really. Those who are good in grammar do well in Maths as both these subjects need thinking.

Oh dear that was not true and your classmate is making a big mistakes. math nad English can learn in the school and you can be excellent in both subject or even in all of your subject. Just study hard and have faith in yourself and abilities.

I do not think this is true but the contrary may be true to a certain extent.I have seen people who are very good in Maths but not that good in English.A person who has the proper aptitude to study would be proficient in both as in your case but there may be others who neglect one to the benefit of another. Is this friend of yours better in Maths than in English?

IMO it's like saying if your right half of brain is developed, the left has to be underdeveloped. And that's not a rule. So, no I disagree. Most of the people think artistically inclined persons are afraid of maths/sciences and logical people (right term?) are artistically dumb. Is it so? I had good marks in all my language papers. I still try to learn new languages. But my career choice had always been Mathematics. I deviated and chose Computers... Maybe that's right. I still have to deal with languages: the programming ones! [

I really do not believe in this as i know several persons who are both good in math and english. Way back i remember one teacher saying to us in class that one should be good in english because that will help understanding Math.

That statement seems to be true in general for the majority of the population. I've heard that it has to do with the different areas of the brain...between math and English, I believe one utilizes the left-side of the brain and the other the right, but I'm not sure which. This isn't true for me, however. I was actually the top student of my class in math back in high school. I love math so much that I still make excuses to do it in my everyday life. For example, I actually took consideration of the income my husband and I bring in over a year as well as all of our expenses, and I figured out a monthly budget for us so we are able to deposit a certain amount of money into our joint checking account, and even when once-a-year bills like car insurance come up, they're completely covered because I did the math beforehand. I also re-evaluate and re-calculate all income and expenses every month as the bills change, income changes, etc. Not only does this keep us on top of bills (we've never been late, and we never miss a payment), but it's a lot of fun and I actually look forward to paying bills so I can do the math. On the other hand, I'm extremely proficient in English as well. One of my careers is writing novels, in fact. Other than telling you what a noun is and how it differentiates from a verb, however, I couldn't tell you what part of a sentence is which or what it is called. I can just look at a sentence and see if it's correct or not. I'm not good with remembering names, dates, and other such things; I'm just good at taking what I know is right and putting it to use! Overall, I think it completely depends on the person. I've seen people who were good at both, some that were good at neither, and some that tended to lean toward one rather than the other. People are individuals; grouping them all into being good at "this or that" simply isn't going to be true all of the time.

Don't evaluate yourself on the basis of what your friends say about you.Evaluate yourself on your own.What do you think about yourself? Your post shows you are really good at English,but how about your maths? Do you understand the subject properly and solve mathematical problems?Do you fetch good marks in maths? If you do,then care two hoots what others say about you.And if you don't,then pay attention to learning maths properly and I know you can do it.

hahaha I'm really good at the english language subject, modesty aside, and I kinda suck at math. maybe because everytime somebody teaches about numbers, I fall asleep. I only learned the basics to save my life! ahahaha!!!

that's not true in most cases.. just like you, i'm really good in both subjects. as an accountancy student, mathematics and critical analysis are always there and i'm one of the top students of the university. On the other hand, when research/thesis/ and other paper/grammar/english works arise, no one from my group will do great contributions, i'm just the worker of these tasks. :/

Omg...I find that some how convincing... I have good english grades all through high school, but my mathematic have never been good. I've never thought of it this way..maybe there is some truth out of it...either way...you are lucky to be good in both subjects... I have always work twice as hard when it comes to my mathematics...but I never had to do much for my English...

I can't say that's true for everyone, but I know it's true for me! I was always better at reading and writing than I ever was at logical stuff like math and science. I feel like in a lot of cases though it seems like you're either good at one or another. I think we use different parts of our brain to do these kinds of things. I always liked English (literature/language arts) because there was never really a "right" or "wrong" answer (per say) - you just had to make your case and argue it. I liked that. But with math and science, I couldn't just write my way through it - I actually had to know how to do stuff and equations and all that! I could never wrap my head around that. But I acutally knew a lot of people who were spectacular at both science/math AND reading/writing. I was always jealous of those people. They must have hit the gene pool jackpot!

No, I disagree with your classmate. I WONDER where s/he gets this idea from? Just joking. I have known some people who do excel in both subjects and impressed of how their brains work. I think it depends on your tendency to learn and concentrate in both subjects because there are other factors such as the learning methods, teaching methods, environment etc. etc. and sometimes one may prefers literature than numbers or vice versa or BOTH. So, it also depends on how you apply what you have learned in your daily life. Your classmate probably just based on her/his personal observations amongst friends especially in their favorite subjects and finds that not many people can cope with both subjects because of their interests, so, they only focus in what they feel is easy, but at the same time others might find it's hard.

Hello Fushigi, I am ashamed to say this but I am good of neither of the two. Well, just average though...just equally distributed by just my plain interest. Though I like English a lot...still, math can get out the curiosity in me. As a student, we need to be good in everything to passed...and have that diploma. Happy Mylotting.

You are correct, Fushigi! I am a math professor and there was a research where it was proven statistically that there is a positive correlation between the grades in english and grades in math. Meaning, if your grade in english is high your grade in math must also be high. In my classes I always check the english grammar of my students.

i don't think so..it's depend.

I beg to disagree, it also depends on how much you want to learn from these two subjects. If you want to learn more, you will be encourage, you will be more interested and you will get more from it.