In my secondary school, one of the maths teachers had a sign in his window saying "Maths is Fun". Of course, we often mocked this on a regular basis; we were adolescents and therefore knew everything, so poured endless scorn on the claims of teachers with the worldly cynicism of 14-year-olds.
                                             But what a ridiculous concept! Maths is fun? What next, blood is yellow? Trees are aggressive? Carpet burns are relaxing? Some of my classmates even put up a sign in the classroom opposite which said "History is Funner". I'm 95% sure this was a deliberate joke, not a damning indictment of the school's educational standards.

I never did maths A-level. My friends who did found it difficult but rewarding (I think they probably tried to tell me but I zoned out because it was a conversation about maths and therefore boring). But I did do physics, and found I had a bit of a knack for mechanics, to the point where I started to like it. It's weird to go from being essentially a maths denier (a "matheist"?) to someone who actually started to like it.
                                    Being unable to read or write is, at the very least, socially embarrassing, but being unable to do maths is often a "badge of honor". This likely stems from childhood and school. Language and verbal communication seem to beinnate, more "natural". However, studies suggest that this is also true for maths ability. Some argue that language and maths skills evolved along similar lines. There is also debate as to whether maths is something constructed by the human mind or an inherent property of the universe. Like language, the brain seems to have regions dedicated to mathematical ability.

                      MATH IS SIMPLY LIKE............................?